Personalized Plans
Brachytherapy (also known as Internal Radiation Therapy or Implant Therapy) has proven to be a highly successful treatment for cancers of the breast, skin, endometrium, cervix, as well as soft tissue sarcomas and other types of cancer. Dr. Amendola, in collaboration with the physicists at Innovative will configure your plan using advanced technologies. Your treatments can be designed to conform to the shape of the target, and limit side effects by sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. In most cases, the total dose is typically delivered in a series of two to ten treatment sessions.
Simple and Effective Treatment
Non-melanoma skin cancer patients are treated with custom devices based on the location, size and shape of the area of interest. Radiation sources placed in or near tumors are delivering promising results, both cosmetic and local control with limited side effects, for patients. Brachytherapy is an excellent alternative for some patients who might otherwise not be able to tolerate several weeks of conventional radiation therapy.
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is a highly desirable method to treat breast cancer patients and the long term results are very encouraging. Using a Mammosite or Contura balloon, the radiation is directed to the cavity within the tissue where the tumor or tumors were located before the surgery. Click here to see how a mammosite procedure works.
Types of Balloons
| Mammosite | |
 |
|
| Contura | |
 |
|