WellStar Cancer Network 2016 Annual Report

2015 TomoTherapy Treatment Sites
(2,811 total treatments)
Prostate: 33, Head & Neck: 19, Brain: 12, GYN: 12, Lung: 8, Bone: 6,
Breast: 5, Rectal: 5, Esophagus: 3, Pancreas: 1, Skin: 1, Stomach: 1
Stomach-1%
Skin-1% Pancreas-1%
Breast-5%
Esophagus-3%
Brain-12%
Prostate-33%
Lung-8%
GYN-12%
Head & Neck
-19%
Anal/
Rectum-5%
TOMOTHERAPY ®
A pain-free, customized radiation therapy
system based on individual patient anatomy.
WellStar is one of the first hospitals in
Georgia to offer this revolutionary therapy
and the first to offer patients both CyberKnife
and TomoTherapy radiation options.
TomoTherapy combines an advanced form of
intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT),
with the accuracy of CT scanning, in a single
machine. This personalized treatment system
is designed to revolve 360 degrees around
the patient while taking a CT scan before
each treatment, verifying the exact position
of the tumor and, if necessary, adjust the
beams to ensure precise dosage to the
tumor. This allows treatment to be delivered
continuously to the tumor from every angle.
More beam directions give physicians more
control in treatment planning, which reduces
the risk of short- and long-term side effects.
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