Treat More Cancers in More Ways
Radiation therapy is one of the primary methods for treating solid tumors. It can be used alone in early-stage cancers or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy. The TrueBeam linear accelerator can deliver advanced radiotherapy and radiosurgery, so the radiation therapist has the flexibility to use whatever protocol is appropriate for an individual’s specific cancer.
Saint Peter’s offers several types of radiation therapies, including:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT): Uses 3D images of a tumor to precisely deliver radiation beams, maximizing the dose to the tumor while minimizing exposure to surrounding tissues
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): A technique that uses computer-controlled beams of radiation to target tumors precisely, shaping the radiation dose to the tumor’s size and shape
- Truebeam®-based Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): A highly precise form of radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation in one or a few treatments
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT): An advanced type of IMRT that delivers radiation continuously as the machine rotates around the patient, allowing faster and more precise treatment
- Brachytherapy: A type of radiation therapy where a radioactive source is placed directly inside or next to the tumor for delivery of a high radiation dose
- Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT): We have combined Truebeam with Vision RT’s SGRT – a cutting approach that takes precision treatment to the next level. Powerful combination offers several key benefits.
- Real time motion tracking that automatically pauses treatment if the patient moves out of alignment
- Improved accuracy, which is ideal for treating areas prone to movement, such as breast, chest, abdomen and head
- Faster setup and treatment times while maintaining the highest level of safety and precision
- Bladder cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Breast cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers such as esophageal, rectal and pancreatic
- Gynecologic cancers
- Head and neck cancer
- Lung cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Metastases
- Larynx
- Lung
- Lymphoma
- Prostate
- Renal
- Skin
To learn more information or to schedule an appointment, call 732.745.8590.