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This is a form of 3D conformal radiation therapy. IMRTs unique approach is to use real-time computer control of the linear accelerator, not only to shape beams, but also to vary the intensity of radiation within each beam. We can now treat patients
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The radiation oncology team that provides IMRT consists of a radiation oncologist, a medical radiation physicist, a dosimetrist, a radiation therapist and an oncology nurse. Your radiation oncologist heads the treatment team and plans your
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The first difference is how we plan treatment. With IMRT, planning is done using sophisticated computer software that shapes the radiation dose to what the radiation oncologist specifies. Treatment is planned using 3-D computed tomography (CT)
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Unlike conventional radiation therapy, IMRT projects thousands of radiation beams that conform to the size and shape of the cancerous area by varying angles and the intensity of the beams up to a full 360 degree radius around the patient's body. By
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At Fox Chase, we have a staff of physicists who design treatment plans daily. Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the nation's first comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute in 1974, conducts basic, clinical, population
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Ensured High Quality- CSCCC is the only facility in California to use Impac Software. This enhancement guarantees optimal quality patient care by constantly checking and documenting the delivered treatment angles. Physicians can confirm the dose
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Conventional radiation therapy techniques use radiation beams of uniform intensity to destroy the tumor cells in a patient's body. Although the tissues outside the radiation field can be protected by shaping the radiation beam to encompass the tumor,
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Radiation therapy usually is given five days a week for six or seven weeks. When radiation is used for palliative care, the course of treatment lasts for two to three weeks. For each radiation therapy session, the patient is in the treatment room
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Updated for 2009 Answer: The following information is provided by Churchill Consulting, Inc. REPORTING 77300 with IMRT In 2003, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services deleted the correct coding initiative edit that bundled IMRT planning CPT®
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Compensator-Based IMRT is an advanced method for delivering IMRT. Compensators are solid metal, usually brass or aluminum, and are milled to your tumor size and shape. You will have your own set of compensators, making each one completely unique.
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