Treatment Options At Chalmers Cancer Treatment Center

IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) - This form of conformal radiation therapy allows the intensity of the radiation beam to be varied across the treatment field, delivering higher radiation doses to target areas while sparing healthy tissue. Types of IMRT include:

• TomoTherapy® Unit - This treatment system integrates optimized planning, daily CT imaging and helical IMRT treatment to provide precise, continuous radiation therapy from 360 degrees. Learn more.
• Clinac 21 EX - This linear accelerator is primarily used for treating cancer of the breast or lung and other deep-seated tumors. It is capable of delivering three-dimensional conformal and IMRT treatment.

Conformal Radiotherapy - Using a 24-slice CT simulator, we design a precise treatment plan by creating a three-dimensional model of the patient, tumor and surrounding normal structures. Multiple radiation beams are then positioned and customized exactly to the treatment area. Our CT scanner is currently the only one in Kansas capable of four-dimensional CT scanning. This added dimension in scanning provides important information on tumor movement during the normal respiratory cycle. This information enables our radiation oncologists to tailor margins around the tumor to account for movement.

Brachytherapy - This treatment uses radioisotopes sealed in seeds or wires, placed directly into or near the tumor. Brachytherapy is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, gynecologic malignancies and cancers of the head and neck region.

I-131 Therapy - This treatment involves radioactive medicine taken orally. It is most commonly used for thyroid disorders.