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Available Technologies
Cancer Center at Fairfax
Cancer Center at Gaithersburg
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Available Technologies
ARO is fully equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technologies. These technologies allow most solid malignancies to be treated
aggressively. The Center is a full service facility for the treatment of solid malignancies such as those located in the head and neck, lung,
breast, gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colorectal, and anus), genitourinary area (bladder, testicular, prostate),
sarcomas, and brain tumors.
We offer the most advanced technologies currently available, including:
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3-D Conformal Therapy |
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Electronic Portal Imaging |
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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) |
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Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) |
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) |
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High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy |
These technologies, along with standard radiation therapy are delivered through the linear accelerator.
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Elekta Synergy® Linear Accelerator: Elekta's On Board Imaging allows us to image patients prior to treatment delivery therefore assuring exact patient set up with pinpoint accuracy. |
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Elekta Synergy S Linear Accelerator: The Synergy S is the newest linear accelerator by Elekta and is designed to provide stereotactic radiosurgery treatments with the most advanced technology available by the pioneers of SRS. |
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CMS® Treatment Planning System allows us to provide customized radiation treatments with knowledge of the exposure to surrounding tissues with the certainty of dose to the tumor, providing an accurate delivery of IMRT and IGRT treatments. |
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Philips AcQSim® CT Simulator maximizes patient comfort and allows for accurate, reproducible patient set up. The images are captured into the treatment planning system, allowing the physicians to design the appropriate treatment field. |
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Impac MOSAIC software to record and verify system. |
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