3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy or Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Tumors

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have histologically-confirmed malignancy * Patients must have recurrent or metastatic tumor located within a previously irradiated field * Tumor within the irradiated field is negatively impacting patient's quality of life or threatening catastrophic complication if left untreated as determined by the treating physician * Patient is not a candidate for, or has not demonstrated a significant local response to chemotherapy, biologic, hormonal ,or other therapies * Patient is not a surgical candidate or tumor is not surgically resectable, as documented by surgical oncologist * Information on previous radiation treatment, including total dose and fractionation must be available; additional information including radiation fields and dose-volume-histogram or isodose lines is preferable * Tumor sites eligible for inclusion on this protocol include thorax, abdomen, and pelvis * Patients must have measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 in the previously irradiated field * Women of childbearing potential must be non-pregnant (negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to radiation simulation, postmenopausal woman must have been amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential) and nonlactating, and men and women must be willing to exercise an effective form of birth control (abstinence/contraception) while on study and for 3 months after therapy completed * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status determined to be between 0 and 3 * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/ul * Platelets (PLT) \>= 75,000/ul * Subjects must sign a written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) consent prior to performance of study-specific procedures or assessments and must be willing to comply with treatment and follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy to the reirradiation target within 4 weeks prior to entering the study * Concurrent chemotherapy or biologic therapy * A history of ataxia telangiectasia or other documented history of radiation hypersensitivity * Scleroderma or active connective tissue disease * For abdominal or pelvic irradiation: active inflammatory bowel disease * Serious, active infections requiring treatment with intravenous (IV) antibiotics * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Reirradiation targets located within the head, neck, or brain are excluded from this study