Holy Cross Health Cancer Center

The Holy Cross Health Cancer Center is the first in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to offer the Varian Edge radiosurgery system, a state-of-the-art technology that precisely targets radiation to brain, lung and spine tumors and allows simultaneous treatment of more areas.

The center’s experienced clinicians – including board-certified radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists – work closely with the medical and surgical oncologists in Holy Cross Health's Cancer Care program. The center is led by radiation oncologists Sheela D. Modin, MD, and Rajal Patel, MD.

Holy Cross Health cares for more cancer inpatients annually than any other hospital or health system in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Holy Cross Health’s cancer program holds the Radiation Oncology Practice accreditation for the Radiation Treatment Center by the American College of Radiology and the Comprehensive Community Cancer Program accreditation by the American Colleagues of Surgeons Commission on Cancer since 2000.

The space for radiation treatment is triple the size of the original center and is all above ground, with lots of windows to bring in natural light to provide a soothing and healing experience for patients.

Patients will be happy to learn that the center’s new location in Wheaton has lots of free parking and is just across the street from the Wheaton metro and bus terminal.