REGIONAL CANCER CENTER OF THE QUAD CITIES

At the Radiation Therapy Center, patients can obtain the treatment they need promptly and with fewer delays. For maximum patient comfort, the office design includes a spacious glass-enclosed waiting room, relaxing color scheme and separate dressing rooms for men and women. The Radiation Therapy Center offers a wide range of patient services, including:

Consultation and evaluation
Treatment planning and coordination
Radiation Therapy for deep-seated and superficial tumors using 120 multileaf linear accelerator
Computer tomography (CT scans) for treatment planning
3D CRT (three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy)
Simulator, for conventional treatment planning
Picker Superficial X-ray machine, for skin cancers
IMPAC for Record & Verify
ADAC Treatment Planning System
IMRT – Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
BAT Ultrasound

Bringing State-of-the-Art Equipment to Patient Care

The Radiation Therapy Center contains some of the latest technology available to wage the war on cancer. Among them is a new high-energy, dual-beam linear accelerator. The sophisticated CR-2000 linear accelerator is equipped with 126 multileafs and portal vision.

3-D treatment computer interfaces with the Radiation Center’s computer tomography (CT) scanner, providing the treatment team with valuable information about a tumor’s size and extent. The Radiation Therapy Center’s three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) technology offers additional advanced treatment options beyond conventional 2-D radiation therapy. This precise radiotherapy approach permits the focusing of significantly higher radiation doses onto the tumor, while excluding the unaffected surrounding normal tissue.

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is the most sophisticated form of computer delivered radiation therapy. It uses a powerful computer model to plan therapy and a multileaf collimator to deliver highly focused radiation doses with minimal damage to surrounding tissues. It is being used to treat cancer of the prostate, head and neck, brain, spine, thyroid and mediastinum.

BAT Ultrasound Technology for Prostate Cancer Patients. Prostate cancer is one of the top three cancers diagnosed in men. This State-of-the-Art technology uses ultrasound to accurately visualize the prostate gland for daily radiation treatments. With 3-D imaging, we can pinpoint the exact position of the prostate gland for radiation treatments. Smaller radiation fields are used to reduce side effects to the bladder and rectum. With this system the patient will receive more radiation with fewer problems and overall improved outcome.

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