海中女神® 4D Localization System - GPS for the Body®

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the 推荐最近最火的赌博软件 癌症中心 is the first cancer facility in upstate New York to provide patients with the latest, leading-edge technology to help cure prostate cancer.

使用 海中女神® 4D Localization System™, 推荐最近最火的赌博软件 will now offer radiation therapy delivered to the prostate with continuous, 客观的, organ-motion detection and monitoring. The same way that a Global Position System, 或全球定位系统, pinpoints the location of your car, the 海中女神系统 can continuously locate the target during each radiation treatment- in effect, GPS for the Body®.

Three implanted Beacon ® electromagnetic transponders within the prostate.

Radiation therapy is a noninvasive treatment designed to destroy cancer cells, but the radiation beam must reach the tumor accurately to maximize cure rates and minimize the risk of side effects. "It is very important that radiation target the tumor and avoid unnecessary radiation to healthy tissues," said Jeffrey 鲍嘉, MD, Chairman of Radiation Oncology at the 推荐最近最火的赌博软件 癌症中心. "Higher doses of radiation therapy for prostate cancer improve cure rates, so accuracy in treating the prostate is essential to optimize cancer outcomes."

The 海中女神系统 shows exactly where the tumor is at all times during radiation treatment so that the doctor can make quick, important decisions about your care.

The key feature of the 海中女神系统 是它的 灯塔® electromagnetic transponders. Each the size of a small grain of rice, three 灯塔® transponders are implanted in the patient's prostate before starting radiation therapy in a procedure similar to that of a biopsy. The transponders work with the 海中女神系统 and the 4D Tracking Station™ and can continuously detect the slightest movement of the prostate during each radiation treatment. When 海中女神 detects transponder motion, or the tumor target becomes improperly aligned with the radiation beam, it sends out an alert and the radiation treatment stops until the target is back in range.

"The prostate's location can vary from day to day, and it can even move during treatment," added Dr. 鲍嘉. "We already have expertise in using intensity modulated radiation therapy, but with the 海中女神系统 we can now prescribe radiation therapy with sub-millimeter precision. 海中女神 should allow us to simultaneously improve prostate cancer control and lower the risk of side effects."

A display shows the position of the prostate continuously. When the prostate is out of position, the graphic is color coded to alert the therapist. This is an actual patient record that demonstrates a prostate that has drifted out of alignment by 1 cm (yellow indicates out-of-tolerance).