This is a cutting-edge medical treatment technique used in radiation oncology. It employs advanced imaging technology to precisely monitor a patient's surface anatomy in real-time during radiation therapy delivery. By utilizing cameras or lasers to track external surface markers or features, SGRT ensures accurate positioning of the patient and enhances the targeting of radiation to the tumor while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues. This method is particularly beneficial in treatments where immobilization devices are not used, such as in breast cancer or pediatric cases, allowing for greater patient comfort and reducing setup uncertainties.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy, or SBRT, is a cancer treatment that delivers extremely precise, very intense doses of radiation to cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. SBRT involves the use of sophisticated image guidance that pinpoints the exact three-dimensional location of a tumor so that the radiation can be more precisely delivered to cancer cells.

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) uses many precisely focused radiation beams to treat tumors and other problems in the brain, neck, lungs, liver, spine and other parts of the body. Stereotactic Radiosurgery delivers high-intensity radiation treatments with sub-millimeter accuracy in only one to five treatment sessions. Stereotactic Radiosurgery is an outpatient procedure, and the patient can usually return to his or her usual activities the day following treatment.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is an advanced type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer and noncancerous tumors. IMRT uses advanced technology to manipulate photon and proton beams of radiation to conform to the shape of a tumor. The goal of IMRT is to conform the radiation dose to the target and to avoid or reduce exposure of healthy tissue to limit the side effects of treatment.

Image-guided radiation therapy, or IGRT, is a type of cancer treatment that uses imaging technologies such as PET, MRI, and CT to more accurately and safely deliver radiation to cancer cells. The machines that are used to deliver the radiation, called linear accelerators, are equipped with the imaging equipment so that doctors can confirm exactly where the tumor is in the body before and during treatments.

3D CRT, or three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, is an advanced technique that incorporates the use of imaging technologies to generate three-dimensional images of a patient's tumor and nearby organs and tissues.

Additionally, we offer onsite CT scanning for your convenience. USCMC continually offers the highest level of care with the most up to date technology in all of our cancer centers. Please contact us with any needs or questions you may have.