Lung Cancer Treatment: TomoTherapy®
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TomoTherapy® for Lung Cancer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) hospitals are among a select few facilities in the world to offer TomoTherapy® to patients. In many cases, TomoTherapy® gives you more options than you may have at other centers. For example, this innovative form of radiation therapy may allow you to be retreated in previously radiated areas that have a recurrence of cancer.
TomoTherapy® combines an advanced form of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with an on-board CT scanner. This allows your CTCA care team to focus the radiation beams on your lung tumor. For example, if your lung tumor has shifted or changed shape since your last lung cancer treatment, your CTCA care team can adjust for that. By doing this, your radiation oncologist can plan your treatment to avoid damage to muscle tissue, the spine, lungs and other sensitive organs.
With TomoTherapy®, the Radiation Therapy Team at CTCA can:
- Sculpt small, powerful and precise radiation beams to hit hard-to-reach lung tumors
- Target tumors using the built-in CT scanning to confirm the shape and position of the tumor seconds before your lung cancer treatment begins
- Reduce radiation exposure to healthy, surrounding lung tissue, often dramatically
Traditional radiation therapies project radiation on a tumor from a few directions. TomoTherapy® allows your care team to deliver precise, powerful doses of radiation therapy from 360 degrees.
Your physician can help you determine if TomoTherapy® is a lung cancer treatment option for you, based on the type of lung cancer you have, the size of the tumor and stage of your lung cancer.
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