Radiation Oncology Treatments
Accredited by the American College of Radiology, New York Methodist's department of radiation oncology is a regional center that offers individuals diagnosed with cancer a full range of radiation therapy procedures. We offer:
- Advanced equipment
- Radiation oncologists board certified by the American College of Radiology
- Board certified radiation physicists
- Radiation therapists certified by ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists)
- Oncology nurses
- Strong support system of nutritionists, psychologists and spiritual leaders
- Multi-disciplinary approach – surgeons, medical oncologists, gynecological oncologists, urologists, neuro-oncologists and neurosurgeons
Services offered include:
- PET/CT scanning/imaging
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy - IMRT
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) - imaging to improve targeted delivery of radiation
- Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy (Rapid Arc) - an advanced form of IMRT which delivers treatment more quickly
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D CRT) - three dimensional radiation beams conform to cancerous area to ensure radiation is not given to healthy tissue
- Conventional external beam irradiation and conformal high tech external beam irradiation
- Brachytherapy
- Multiple Daily Fractions, called “hyper-fractionation” – radiation therapy provided in multiple doses during one day
- Chemoradiation - combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy
- Hyperthermia - a treatment technique using heat, in conjunction with brachytherapy, to kill cancer cells
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Stereotactic radiotherapy - a non-invasive brain surgery technique where radiation is given in smaller, cumulative doses over a period of several days
- Cryoablation - procedure by which a tumor is frozen by placing probes that create an "iceball" effect in cancerous tissue. This is a minimally invasive procedure that may shrink or kill the tumor.
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) - a treatment that uses electrodes to transmit electrical energy into the tumor to heat and destroy the cancerous tissue. This is a minimally invasive procedure which is often given in combination with another therapy such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
- Mammosite - for breast cancer
- High dose radiation (HDR) interstitial and intracavitary therapy – for difficult and recurrent malignancies. Interstitial means placing a radioactive source inside a tumor (e.g. breast cancer). Intracavitary means placing a radioactive source in a body cavity (e.g. cervical cancer)
- Intracavitary insertions -for gynecological cancers
- Placement of radioactive seeds in the cancer (e.g. prostate cancer)
For more information, please call 718.780.3677.
