TomoTherapy^® for Pancreatic Cancer

Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer: TomoTherapy^®

TomoTherapy^® Highly Integrated Adaptive Radiotherapy (HI-ART) is state-of-the-art radiation therapy available at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). TomoTherapy^® is an enhanced form of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) which applies Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).

Each time patients receive TomoTherapy^® treatment, they first undergo a CT scan from the same machine—the TomoTherapy^® HI-ART System^®. Minutes after the CT scan is taken, radiation therapists make technical adjustments to accurately align the system to the precise position of the patient. The CT scan allows for optimal alignment. This helps to ensure that your CTCA radiation oncologist and radiation therapy team target your pancreatic cancer radiation treatment as much as possible, avoiding muscle tissue, the spine, lungs and other sensitive organs.

With TomoTherapy^®, your CTCA radiation therapy team can:

• Hit hard-to-reach tumors by sculpting small, powerful and precise radiation beams
• Effectively target tumors using built-in CT scanning to confirm the shape and position of the tumor seconds before your treatment begins
• Reduce radiation exposure to healthy surrounding tissue, often dramatically

Traditional radiation therapies project radiation on a pancreatic cancer tumor from a few directions. However, TomoTherapy^® allows your CTCA radiation therapy team to deliver precise and powerful doses of radiation from a full 360 degrees.

If you have reached your maximum tolerance dosage of traditional radiation, or if your tumor is in a hard-to-reach area, TomoTherapy^® may open new doors to advanced radiation therapy treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Schedule a consultation at a CTCA hospital to learn if TomoTherapy^® is a pancreatic cancer treatment option that may be right for you. Call 800-615-3055 or click to chat with a CTCA Oncology Information Specialist.

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