TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System at Albuquerque
If you’re looking to have radiation therapy, you may be surprised to learn that the Albuquerque Cancer Treatment Center uses technology that allows us to treat larger areas of your body in less time and with fewer daily treatments. The TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System at Albuquerque Cancer Treatment Center treats patients with large areas of the body, such as their backs, while they’re moving around on the couch, just like they would during a CT scan. This ensures effective radiation over your whole area while you’re on your feet and engaged in other activities at our center in Albuquerque, NM.
The First of Its Kind in New Mexico
The TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System, the state’s first, moves the treatment beam around the patient as the treatment couch moves, just like a CT scan. This machine is designed for very long treatments over large body areas, and it reduces the time you have to lie on the table. When we speak of radiation therapy, we are talking about a type of cancer treatment where high-energy rays or particles are used to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be external or internal, depending on where in your body the cancer cells are located. External radiation therapy uses machines outside your body that aim radiation beams at your tumor. Internal radiation therapy uses radioactive material (such as radioactive seeds) that is placed directly into or near your tumor. These materials emit radiation which kills cancer cells.
The radiation dose usually depends on the type and stage of the cancer being treated. Radiation doses may also depend on other factors such as age, general health, gender, and if other therapies have been tried before radiation therapy is started. We use both types of radiation therapy here at Northeast Radiation Oncology Center: TomoTherapy for external cancers; seeds for internal cancers.
How it Works
The TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System is designed for very long treatments over large body areas. It reduces the time you have to lie on the table by moving the treatment beam around the patient as the treatment couch moves, just like a CT scan. This machine is also for radiation therapy in Albuquerque and other nearby areas. Contact our specialists for more information! Call us today to set up an appointment! We are proud to offer radiation therapy in Albuquerque and serve all surrounding communities. If you live in Albuquerque or any nearby area, we can help get your cancer treated with a new innovative radiation therapy system that has never been offered before.
A lot of people are confused about what radiation really does. Radiation uses high-energy waves or particles that pass through your body while damaging cancer cells along the way without harming healthy cells near them.
Benefits of TomoTherapy
The TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System is used for radiation therapy and does not require the patient to stay in one position for long periods of time. This machine moves around the patient as the treatment couch moves. The TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System is designed for large body areas, which means that patients can get shorter treatments in a shorter period of time. The TomoTherapy Radiation Treatment System has been available at Alvarado Hospital since December 2010. It’s designed for very long treatments over large body areas. It reduces the time you have to lie on the table by moving around you. It is for radiation therapy and does not require the patient to stay in one position for long periods of time.