State-of-the-Art Radiation Treatment for Cancer

Radiation therapy is given with the intention of completely destroying the disease within the local area being treated. When this is not possible, controlling the growth and spread of the cancer is the goal. In addition, radiation therapy can improve quality of life by controlling symptoms associated with cancer. These symptoms include pain, uncontrolled bleeding, tumor obstruction around major blood vessels and organs, and spinal cord compression.

This top ranked hospital in Florida offers a full range of radiation oncology services including high energy linear accelerators, high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR) and low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR). Following are a few of the innovative treatments available:

• IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
• IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy)
• HDR treatment of cervical and vaginal cancers
• SAVI and Mammosite breast treatments
• Prostate seed implants and radioactive implants
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  
  

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