Treatment Options

 

Radiation Oncology Centers provides an advanced spectrum of treatment options in a patient-centered environment that is in every way designed to provide each patient every advantage in their fight against cancer. 

There are two main kinds of radiation therapy that we perform: external beam radiation therapy and internal radiation therapy. External beam radiation therapy is radiation delivered from a distant source, from outside the body and directed at the patient's cancer site. Internal beam radiation therapy involves placing radiation sources as close as possible to the tumor site.

The type of radiation therapy you receive is dependent on many factors including the type of cancer, the size and location of the tumor, your full treatment plan, your general health, age and medical history.

At ROC, we utilize the most state-of-the-art technology to treat your cancer and offer the following types of radiation therapy:

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a computerized method of continuously altering the x-ray beam strength in the patient’s treatment field to allow for a smooth even distribution of radiation across the cancerous tissue while minimizing radiation to the surrounding normal tissues.

IMRT technology allows the radiation oncologist to deliver radiation to a tumor with more precision and accuracy, resulting in the potential for fewer side effects and higher cure rates.

3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy is a technique that allows doctors to direct radiation beams to conform to and match the shape of the tumor.

Compared with historical, 2-D radiation therapy, 3-D conformal radiation more precisely delivers radiation to cancer cells, while reducing the amount of radiation to healthy surrounding tissue. This conventional form of radiation therapy is used to treat cancerous and noncancerous tumors throughout the body.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) is a precise treatment technique in which a very high dose of radiation is precisely delivered in a single or very few treatment sessions over one to several days. 

It uses concentrated radiation beams in high doses to destroy tumors in hard-to-reach areas of the body. SRS treatments target tumors of the spine and the head and neck, including the brain.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a precise and effective types of radiation treatments for cancer.  It uses concentrated radiation beams in high doses to destroy tumors in hard-to-reach areas of the body.

Brachytherapy is a procedure that involves placing radioactive material inside your body.  Brachytherapy allows doctors to deliver higher doses of radiation to more-specific areas of the body, compared with the conventional form of radiation therapy (external beam radiation) that projects radiation from a machine outside of your body.

During low-dose-rate brachytherapy, a continuous low dose of radiation is placed in your body and released over time - from several hours to several days. 

Brachytherapy is a procedure that involves placing radioactive material inside your body.  Brachytherapy allows doctors to deliver higher doses of radiation to more-specific areas of the body, compared with the conventional form of radiation therapy (external beam radiation) that projects radiation from a machine outside of your body.

During High-Dose-Rate brachytherapy, radioactive material is placed in your body for a short period - from a few minutes up to 20 minutes - and you may undergo one or two sessions a day over a number of days or weeks.