ADAC
3-Dimensional Treatment Planning System
The ADAC treatment planning system in combination with the Siemens
Sensation 4 spiral CT Scanner provides the most precise tumor localization
available in radiation therapy today. The system provides a graphic
display of the 3D anatomy of both normal tissue and the tumor, facilitating
the design of an optimal treatment plan. Such a system is essential
for 3-dimensional conformal therapy for prostate cancer, brain tumors,
lung cancer and other malignancies.
Varis
System
Varis is our comprehensive computerized information management system.
The Varis system integrates patient data including treatment planning
and simulation records from the ADAC and radiation treatment delivery
on the Varian linear accelerator into an electronic chart. This
system enables East End Radiation Oncology to deliver and monitor
the prescribed radiation treatment with the utmost accuracy.
Varian
IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)
The Varian IMRT system uses computer-generated images to plan and
then deliver even more tightly focused radiation beams to cancerous
tumors than is possible with conventional radiotherapy. With this
capability a precise radiation dose is delivered to the depth and
shape of the tumor, while significantly reducing the adverse effects
of doses on healthy tissue. IMRT can be used to treat tumors that
might have been considered untreatable in the past due to close
proximity of vital organs and structures. A computer program optimizes
a treatment plan based on a physician’s dose instructions,
and information about tumor size, shape and location in the body.
A linear accelerator equipped with a special device called a multileaf
collimator that shapes the radiation beam, delivers the radiation
in accordance with the treatment plan.
IMRT
is being used to treat tumors in the brain, breast, head and neck,
liver, lung, nasopharynx, pancreas, prostate and uterus.
BAT
SXI B Mode Acquisition and Targeting System
The investment in quality patient care does not stop at our machinery.
Dr. Aggarwal is Board Certified in Radiation Oncology and our staff
includes board-certified radiation physics personnel, three full-time
certified radiation therapy technologists, a full-time registered
nurse and helpful, efficient, and attentive office staff.
The
facility is fully accessible to those with disabilities and includes
a separate entrance directly into the office suite for ambulance
and ambulette patients.
Patients
receiving Radiation Therapy treatment at East End Radiation Oncology
are treated with the utmost respect, we maintain patient privacy
and deliver exceptional treatment in the comfort of a private office
setting as opposed to the institutional setting of a hospital.
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