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Advances in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer

Advances in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer. July 17, 2007. Wide Bore Computed Tomography Provides highly detailed imaging that serves as a roadmap for radiation therapy treatment. Wide Bore Computed Tomography Doctors can see exactly where a tumor is located.

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Advances in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer

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  1. Advances in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer July 17, 2007

  2. Wide Bore Computed Tomography • Provides highly detailed imaging that serves as a roadmap for radiation therapy treatment

  3. Wide Bore Computed Tomography • Doctors can see exactly where a tumor is located

  4. Wide Bore Computed Tomography • Respiratory Gatingreadily accounts for any tumor motion related to breathing or organ movement

  5. Wide Bore Computed Tomography Respiratory Gating

  6. Wide Bore Computed Tomography Works with IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) to focus on eradicating cancerous tissue.

  7. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy • Offers patients an innovative form of internal radiation • Using catheters, radiation is placed inside a tumor

  8. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy • Maximum radiation dose is delivered where patient needs it most in the shortest amount of time

  9. PET/CT • Next generation of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography integrates two advanced imaging technologies

  10. PET/CT • This most advanced system of its kind helps doctors detect disease in its early stages and monitor the progress of a patient’s treatment.

  11. PET/CT • Integrated anatomical and metabolic images assist doctors in determining whether a suspicious growth is cancerous or benign.

  12. Computer Aided Detection Lung X-ray • FDA-approved CAD system is used with all chest x-rays performed at St. Mary on patients age 30 and older

  13. Computer Aided Detection Lung X-ray • CAD is a powerful tool that assist radiologists in finding hard-to-detect early-stage lung cancer

  14. Coming late 2007 • Image Guided Radiation Therapy • Couples the most advanced IMRT with integrated real-time CT for advanced planning and delivery of radiation therapy

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