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Linear Accelerator
CT Scanner on Rails
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Linear Accelerator
The first of its type in Northeastern Pennsylvania, our state-of-the-art
linear accelerator helps us perform the most sophisticated radiation
therapy techniques resulting in more precise tumor control with
less damage to the surrounding tissue.
CT Scanner on Rails
Our linear accelerator treatment room is also equipped with a unique
CT Scanner on Rails. This machine scans our patients while they
remain stationary on the treatment table, enabling us to more accurately
localize the tumor site and, thus, lessen the radiation side effects.
This is the most sophisticated way to provide image guided treatment.
We are the only facility in northeastern PA, and one of only a few
in the entire country, with this technology.
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PET/CT Simulator
We have the area’s only dual-purpose PET/CT simulator. This
cancer detection tool more accurately locates the exact area of
cancer. Our PET/CT machine is connected to a powerful, imaging computer
that provides incredibly accurate 3D images of the cancer region.
Dedicated High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy
Suite
Our center is equipped to perform high dose rate brachytherapy
procedures in a dedicated HDR brachytherapy suite. This method of
treatment allows the radiation source to be placed directly at the
tumor site, delivering higher, concentrated doses of radiation in
a shorter time period.
Breast Conservation Therapy (BCT)
Professional Radiation Oncology Partners now offers patients with
early-stage breast cancer a new radiation therapy treatment option.
Women who have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are able
to treat their cancer effectively and preserve their breasts through
breast conservation therapy (BCT). BCT treatment includes the removal
of the cancerous tumor with a lumpectomy typically followed by 7 weeks
of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). This process works well to
prevent local recurrence of the tumor, but can be a long process with
some minor side effects.
MammoSite
The MammoSite Radiation Therapy System works by delivering the radiation
from a balloon catheter placed inside the lumpectomy cavity created by
the removal of the tumor from the breast. This method of partial breast
irradiation (PBI) applies the radiation directly to the tissue where the
cancer is most likely to recur while limiting the amount of radiation to
the healthy breast tissue. This treatment option can be completed in
5 days on an outpatient basis.
If you have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and would
like to learn more about MammoSite, please call 570-558-7400 or review
the MammoSite homepage at http://www.mammosite.com/index_mammo.asp.
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