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July 2011 St. Luke's Cancer Connection is committed to improve the level of cancer care in the greater Lehigh Valley and surrounding communities. St. Luke’s Cancer Centers: 801 Ostrum Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 240 Cetronia Road Allentown, PA 18014 Opening Fall 2011— 1600 Riverside Circle Easton, PA 18045 For more information on cancer programs and services or for a physician referral, please call St. Luke’s InfoLink toll-free at 1-866-STLUKES (785-8537). Radiation Oncology Technologies Advanced care at St. Luke’s Cancer Centers in Allentown and Bethlehem At St. Luke’s, radiation oncologists work closely with a leading team of surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, neurosurgeons, regional physicians, oncology nurses and cancer support staff to ensure patients receive the most up-to-date treatment to allow for the best chance for survival. Learn about leading radiation oncology treatments at St. Luke’s below: • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with Multileaf Collimation utilizes computer-generated images to plan and deliver more tightly focused radiation beams to tumors than is possible with conventional radiotherapy. • Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). St. Luke’s was the first hospital in TM Pennsylvania to offer this fully robotic Dynamic Targeting IGRT system for tracking tumor locations and positioning patients. • RapidArc Radiotherapy is an extremely fast, highly precise technology capable of treating more difficult tumors with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). • Brachytherapy involves the placement of radioactive sources into a body cavity or a malignant tumor/mass. Mainly used for gynecological malignancies, brachytherapy also can be used for head and neck, esophageal, endobrochial and breast tumors. • Partial Breast Irradiation is a form of treatment that delivers radiation to the breast lumpectomy site only. It is available to select patients who meet certain criteria. • External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT), also known as whole breast irradiation, is considered the gold standard in radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer. • Selected Internal Radiation Therapy (SIR-Spheres) for inoperable liver tumors. During this procedure, radioactive microspheres are inserted directly into the liver artery that supplies the tumor using X-ray guidance. The microspheres irradiate the tumor with selected internal radiation therapy, leading to destruction of the tumor. • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) is considered the most precise method of administering a dose of radiation to an area inside the body. So advanced, it allows for the treatment of tumors that may have once been considered inoperable. • CT Simulation gives physicians the most precise way of seeing a tumor to plan treatment. Physicians have the ability to merge MRI or P.E.T. scan information to a CT simulation which provides additional information to better define a tumor and provide the best customized radiation treatment. • Radioimmunotherapy is a promising area of cancer treatment that combines the targeting power of antibodies with the therapeutic ability of targeted radiation. • The TrueBeam system is a revolutionary new radiation therapy technology coming to the newest St. Luke’s Cancer Center at St. Luke’s Riverside in Fall 2011. TM TM