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1 For patients not covered by health insurance, radiation therapy can cost $10,000-$50,000 or more, depending on the type of cancer, number of treatments needed and especially the type of radiation used. An article published by the American College of Radiology states that the cost to treat prostate cancer with proton therapy radiation can reach $40,000. 2  Stereotactic radiosurgery, which often is used for brain tumors or tumors that have been deemed inoperable, can cost up to $55,000 or more.
The type and length of radiation therapy substantially increased cost as did the location of the radiation clinic. For prostate cancer, the authors wrote, âtreatment in freestanding radiation oncology clinics resulted in an additional $11,800 in Medicare reimbursement compared with hospital-associated clinics.