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Cancer Care: Treatment
Technology
Technology
The Holy Cross Hospital Radiation Treatment Center offers one of the latest and most versatile iterations of stereotactic radiosurgery/ radiotherapy technology available today.
Novalis® Shaped Beam Surgery™ System
In September 2005, the Holy Cross Hospital Radiation Treatment Center began operating one of the latest and most versatile iterations of stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy technology available today.
Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery uses high-energy radiation beams to shrink or control the growth of a tumor by killing tumor cells or interfering with their ability to grow. The radiation beams are shaped to match the exact contour of the tumor so that even irregularly shaped tumors can be treated without harming healthy tissue.
This type of “surgery” can be used to destroy tumors in the brain, neck, spine and lungs.
40-Slice CT Simulator
Holy Cross Hospital cancer specialists use one
of the area’s only
40-slice CT (computerized tomography) simulators to take a 3-D picture
of the tumor and identify the precise target for radiation treatment.
PET CT
Holy Cross Hospital, in partnership with MRCC
and Affiliated PET, offers PET CT—one of the most important new
tools to diagnose, stage and monitor tumor treatment. The advanced
technology blends the best of both PET and CT, offering physicians
one integrated image.
Radiofrequency Ablation
Holy Cross Hospital Cancer Institute has been an area leader in adopting
new treatments typically seen only at academic centers, such as radiofrequency
ablation, which destroys certain inoperable metastatic and benign
tumors. The hospital is expanding its use to select liver, kidney,
lung and bone tumors.
Areas of Expertise
Cancer Treament Links