Raditation Oncology Services
Learn about some of the specific treatments available to patients through Radiation Oncology at Fletcher Allen.
Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) uses sophisticated computers and scans to create detailed, three-dimensional representations of the tumor and surrounding organs.
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a specialized form of3D-CRT that allows radiation to be more exactly shaped to fit yourtumor.
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
The Radiation Oncologists are using image-guided radiation therapy(IGRT) to help them better deliver the radiation dose to the cancer.
Radiosurgery
Deep-seated inoperable brain tumors, metastatic tumors, and blood vessel malformations have in the past been difficult to treat. Technologic developments now allow these conditions to be treated.
Sterotactic Radiotherapy
Stereotactic Radiotherapy is a technique that allows your RadiationOncologist work closely with nurosurgeons to precisely focus beams ofradiation to destroy certain types of tumors.
Prostate Seed Implant
The treatment of prostate cancer has changed a great deal over the lastten years with the widespread adoption of prostate seed implantation.