Recent advances in technology have allowed board certified radiation oncologists, physicists and therapists to deliver targeted beams precisely to tumors, while restricting dosage to the surrounding healthy tissues or organs. MRCC’s linear accelerators are aided by sophisticated treatment planning systems, computers and beam modifiers.
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is the most advanced conformal therapy approach. It combines 3-D imaging with the ability to conform radiation beams and deliver higher radiation doses to tumors.
 Brachytherapy
Radiation is emitted from the inside of the tumor outward, unlike external beam radiotherapy, where radiation must pass through normal tissue to reach the tumor. This results in decreased toxicity and escalation of the radiation dose. Low dose external radiation is delivered over a few weeks, but high dose rate radiation is delivered over a few days. Please note that not everyone would be a good candidate for Brachytherapy.
Sterotactic Radiotherapy
High dose radiation, usually in one to three treatments, delivered with external beam radiation. Typically used for lesions less than five centimeters and most commonly used for brain tumors. Brain and Body Sterotactic Radiosurgery better addresses the challenge of treating cancer near delicate structures of the brain or the body. This capability allows MRCC to deliver precisely guided beams of radiation from many different angles, all converging on the tumor. Prior to external radiation therapy, a treatment planning CT is conducted to pinpoint the treatment area, minimizing damage to surrounding organs and healthy cells.
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