St. Elizabeth Healthcare has enhanced its cancer treatment services at St. Elizabeth Cancer Care in Ft. Thomas with the addition of the TrueBeamTM Radiotherapy System.
TrueBeam technology, made by Varian Medical Systems, was engineered to deliver powerful cancer treatments with pinpoint accuracy and precision. By integrating imaging and motion management technologies within a sophisticated architecture, it is possible to deliver quicker treatments while monitoring and compensating for tumor motion.
“TrueBeam enables us to treat even the most challenging cases with tremendous speed andprecision,” said Dr. Lauren Castellini, Radiation Oncologist at St. Elizabeth. “This system will makeit possible for us to offer fast, more targeted treatments for cancers — even those that move when thepatient breathes, such as lung, esophageal or breast cancers.”
The TrueBeam system incorporates “intelligent” automation that helps reduce treatment time.In many cases, patients can be in and out of their cancer treatment in as little as 20 minutes per day over a course of care. Simple treatments that once took 15 minutes or more can be completed in less than two minutes once the patient is positioned for treatment.
The TrueBeam system targets tumors with tremendous precision made possible by the system’s sophisticated architecture, which synchronizes imaging, beam shaping and dose delivery. Italso performs accuracy checks every ten milliseconds throughout the entire treatment. Critical data points are measured continually as a treatment progresses, ensuring that the system maintains a “true isocenter,” or focal point of treatment.
TrueBeam imaging technology produces three-dimensional images used to fine-tune tumor targeting very quickly, using 25% less X-ray dose when compared with earlier generations of technology.
TrueBeam can be used for radiotherapy treatments including image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and RapidArc radiotherapy.
“With TrueBeam, we can select the optimal treatment for every type of cancer,” said Dr. Castellini. “This will enable us to provide a wide spectrum of advanced radiotherapy treatment options for our patients.”
For more information about the cancer treatment services provided at St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas, call (859) 572-3298.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare operates five facilities throughout Northern Kentucky and more than 115 primary care and specialty office locations in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. St. Elizabeth is sponsored by the Diocese of Covington and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. St. Elizabeth is a mission-based organization committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, providing more than $100 million in uncompensated care and benefit to the community in 2016.
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