August 8, 2007 - Nuclear Oncology Medical Care, DuPage Oncology Center in Winfield, IL, is the first cancer center in the state to install and use the AccuBoost System for image-guided treatment of breast cancer.
The AccuBoost’s first patient in Illinois is 76-year old Mrs. G. Miller who will receive the site-specific radiation treatment for breast cancer in sessions performed over eight days. The treatment is designed to deliver focused radiation to the lumpectomy cavity while minimizing the unintended exposure to the heart and lungs.
"This noninvasive, real-time image-guided treatment ensures better targeting of the lumpectomy cavity and makes it possible to see what you treat and treat what you see," said DuPage Oncology Center Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Dennis Galinsky.
Dr. Anantha Murthy, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Rush Medical College and DuPage Oncology Center said, "When I saw this system at the recent American Brachytherapy Society meeting, I knew we needed to make it available to our patients. Targeting the boost dose has always been a challenge; this system solves the problem."
"Typically delivered prior to the main external beam breast irradiation, AccuBoost is presently used as a replacement for the electron boost that normally would follow the standard treatment," said DuPage Oncology Center's Chief of Medical Physics, Dr. Mohamed Hamadeh. "The breast is immobilized and imaged in a manner similar to mammography allowing a special applicator to be positioned, delivering the radiation with far better accuracy."
For more information: www.AccuBoost.com