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LATHM DOCTORS USE IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY.

Publication: Imaging Update
Publication Date: 01-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Clinicians from the Image Guided Radiation Therapy program at Community Care Physicians in Latham have commenced treating cancer patients using RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) an advancement that delivers a highly-precise image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment in twominutes or less.

RapidArc treatments spare healthy tissue and other vital organs in the body by adapting to the shape and size of a patient's tumor. These treatments can be completed more quickly than conventional image guide IMRT because they are delivered with a single continuous rotation of the radiotherapy machine around the patient rather than treating the tumor from fixed positions.

Donald Shorkey, 71, an early-stage prostate cancer patient, was the...

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