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Medical Services
Radiation oncology
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (CCCN)
is the only oncology practice in Nevada accredited by the American
College of Radiology. Our accreditation ensures you receive
the highest level of quality care available. Accreditation
is awarded based upon a peer-reviewed evaluation by board-certified
physicians and medical physicists, who are experts in the field.
They assess the qualifications of a practice’s personnel,
adequacy of equipment, quality control records, quality assessment
and outcomes, continuing education records, and peer review.
Your radiation oncology team consists of a
radiation oncologist and staff, working closely with your medical
oncologist or referring physician. The purpose of your radiation
therapy is to damage or destroy cancerous cells by preventing them
from growing or dividing, while minimizing adverse effects on nearby
healthy organs and tissues.
At CCCN cancer centers, you receive today's
most precise radiation applications due to our advanced treatment
planning systems and state-of-the-art radiation equipment.
Your treatment plan may include one or more
of the following technologies:
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
(IMRT) uses computer generated images and treatment planning
to deliver high doses of radiation to a tumor, while minimizing
the amount of radiation to normal, surrounding tissues. The higher
dose to the tumor can result in a higher possibility of cure, and
the lower dose to surrounding tissue results in fewer side effects.
Virtual CT Simulator enhances
radiation treatment planning by generating three-dimensional images
for utmost accuracy in targeting and mapping specific treatment
areas. With Virtual CT Simulation, oncologists can deliver high
doses of radiation to a tumor, while minimizing the amount of radiation
to normal, surrounding tissues.
Treatment planning is enhanced with the use
of a three-dimensional treatment planning computer. Using the information
and images provided by the Virtual CT Simulator, the computer generates
a treatment plan tailored to the patient’s cancer care needs.
Guided by three-dimensional models, the physician, physicist and
dosimetrist can accurately determine the most effective dose of
radiation to be delivered during treatment.
Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) uses
cross-sectional images of the patient’s internal anatomy to
better target the radiation dose in the tumor while reducing the
radiation exposure to healthy organs. Image guidance leads to improved
control of the tumor while simultaneously reducing the potential
for acute side effects due to irradiation of healthy tissue surrounding
the tumor.
High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR)
uses a radioactive source that is placed inside the body part to
be treated. Then, a high dose of radiation is given to a limited
area, sparing the surrounding normal tissue. HDR brachytherapy lasts
only a few minutes in the outpatient setting and causes little discomfort,
fewer complications, and a more rapid recovery time.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
is ideal for treating brain tumors and lesions that cannot be treated
by traditional surgical methods. SRS uses a computer-guided radiation
therapy system to aim highly-focused beams of radiation directly
into brain tumors and other brain abnormalities; very little radiation
reaches normal brain cells or tissue. The procedure is typically
performed in a one-day session on an outpatient basis under local
anesthesia. Patients usually return home shortly after the procedure.
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