Colorectal Cancer Treatment: TomoTherapy®
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TomoTherapy® for Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is proud to be one of the few cancer hospitals in the world to offer TomoTherapy® as a colorectal cancer treatment. In many cases, TomoTherapy® gives you more options than you may have at other cancer treatment centers.
This technology can be especially useful as a colorectal cancer treatment option for patients who need to be re-treated in previously radiated areas that have had a recurrence.
TomoTherapy® works by combining the advanced targeted power of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with an on-board CT scanner. The CT scanner allows CTCA cancer doctors and radiation therapists to precisely focus the radiation directly on the colorectal cancer tumor, adjusting for any shifts or changes in shape since your last treatment. By implementing IMRT with advanced planning methods, TomoTherapy® also helps avoid damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
The following are some advantages of using TomoTherapy® as a colorectal cancer treatment:
- Sculpts small, powerful and precise radiation beams to hit hard-to-reach colon and rectum tumors
- Targets tumors using built-in CT scanning to conform to the shape and position of the tumor before your treatment begins
- Reduces radiation exposure to healthy surrounding tissue
In addition, while traditional radiation therapies project radiation on a tumor from a few directions, TomoTherapy® allows your CTCA care team to deliver precise and powerful doses of radiation therapy from a full 360 degrees.
Based on the type, stage, and location of your colorectal cancer, your physician at CTCA can help you determine if TomoTherapy® is a colorectal cancer treatment option for you.
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