Vulvar Cancer Treatments – TomoTherapy®
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TomoTherapy® for Vulvar Cancer
TomoTherapy® Highly Integrated Adaptive Radiotherapy (HI-ART) is a new radiation therapy option available to you at Cancer Treatment Centers of America.
The TomoTherapy® HI-ART system combines an advanced form of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), the accuracy of CT scanning technology and advanced tools for planning and delivering radiation therapy in one machine.
With TomoTherapy® HI-ART, the Radiation Therapy Team at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) can:
- Sculpt small, powerful and precise radiation beams to hit hard-to-reach tumors
- 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 tumor from a few directions. TomoTherapy® HI-ART allows your CTCA Radiation Therapy Team to deliver precise and powerful doses of radiation therapy from 360-degrees.
An on-board CT scanner helps your CTCA care team determine if your tumor has shifted or changed shape since your last treatment. This information allows your radiation oncologist to plan your treatment better to avoid damage to muscle tissue, the spine, the lungs and other sensitive organs.
If you have reached your maximum tolerance dose of traditional radiation, or if your tumor is in a hard-to-reach area, TomoTherapy® HI-ART may open new doors to advanced radiation therapy treatments.
To learn if TomoTherapy® HI-ART is a treatment option that may work for you, call or click-to-chat with an Oncology Information Specialist today to schedule a consultation at Cancer Treatment Centers of America.
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