Posted by TidwellandFriends | Apr 21st, 2008
MammoSite 5-Day Targeted Radiation Therapy simplifies breast cancer treatment…
1. Placement
After the breast cancer tumor is removed (lumpectomy), a small, soft MammoSite balloon attached to a thin tube (catheter) is placed inside the lumpectomy cavity through a small incision in the breast.
The balloon is “inflated” with saline solution so that it fits snugly into the cavity. It remains inflated...
Posted by TidwellandFriends | Apr 14th, 2008
External Beam Radiation Therapy
External beam radiation therapy targets your lung cancer. Radiation is given in a series of daily radiation treatments, Monday throught Friday. Treatments are painless and last less than 30 minutes.
Conventional radiation therapy uses multiple radiation fields to target the cancer and keep radiation from healthy cells. 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) combines...
