The Radiation Oncology Clinic provides services including:
External beam radiation therapy
Equipment:
GE CT simulator
Varian Trilogy linear accelerator (installed and commissioned in the Summer of 2005)
Varian 6EX linear accelerator
Superficial Orthovoltage Unit
We offer the full spectrum of external beam treatment techniques:
3-D conformal radiation therapy (using photons and electrons)
IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy; commissioning in the Fall of 2005)
CT-MRI and CT-PET fusion for radiation planning
Stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy (re-commissioning in the Summer of 2005)
Respiratory gating (commissioning in 2006)
Target localization using on-board imaging (commissioning in 2006)
Low-dose rate brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies
Acupunture for cancer treatment-related symptom management
Source: NMCSD