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Targeting

tumors

GREATER PRECISION

in targeting the tumor equals fewer treatments.

That’s the goal behind stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), now offered at

Faith Regional’s Carson Cancer Center.

We recently installed the CVICO Medical Solutions’ Protura

Robotic Patient

Positioning System and Universal Couchtop at the center. Now staff can shift

patients as little as a half-millimeter, delivering high doses of radiation to the

tumor and sparing the surrounding healthy tissue.

Because SBRT enables delivery of such a high dose of radiation directly to the

tumor, it can reduce the number of radiation treatments. For example, a patient

who would have needed 20 to 25 radiation treatments before can now receive

the same amount of radiation in as little as five treatments.

Currently, Faith Regional is using SBRT to treat lung cancer but will be ex-

panding to using this type of therapy to treat other cancers in the future.

To learn more, visit

frhs.org

and click on “Cancer.”

A NEW TYPE OF CANCER RADIAT ION THERAPY

Should you

be screened

for lung

cancer?

Are you between the ages

of 55 and 78 years old?

YES

Talk to your doctor to

find out if lung cancer

screening is right for

you, or call Faith

Regional’s Lung Cancer

Screening Clinic at

402-844-8189

to set

up a consultation.

Are you a current

smoker

or have you quit

within the

last 15 years?

YES

How many years did you or

have you smoked?

How many packs a day did

you or do you smoke?

Multiply these two numbers

(For example: 15 years x

2 packs a day = 30)

Total:

Is the answer 30 or greater?

YES

Screenings save lives!

Lung cancer kills more men

and women in the U.S. than

any other type of cancer. By

the time it causes symptoms,

the cancer has often spread

outside the lungs, making it

difficult to treat. Faith Regional

offers lung cancer screening to

those who are at greater risk of

developing the disease due to

age and smoking history. For

those who qualify, annual low-

dose computed tomography

scans are used to detect lung

cancer early, when the disease

is in its most treatable stage.