Our residents receive training in a wide variety of treatment modalities including prostate and gynecologic brachytherapy, IMRT, tomotherapy, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, intra-operative radiotherapy using the Mobetron,
photodynamic therapy, total skin electron therapy, and total body irradiation in preparation for stem cell transplant. Our department equipment includes:
Tomotherapy - Ohio's only tomotherapy machine. Tomotherapy combines a 6 MV linear accelerator with a CT scanner to allow highly conformal image-guided radiotherapy. Tomotherapy has been available at the Ireland Cancer Center since summer 2005.
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy - 3-D conformal radiation and IMRT using a Siemens Primus Linear Accelerator
3-D Conformal Radiotherapy - Multiple-field 3-D conformal radiotherapy using a Varian Clinac 2100 Linear Accelerator
AcQ Sim CT-Simulator - Dedicated CT-simulator for radiotherapy planning
Varian Ximatron Fluoroscopic Simulator - Dedicated fluoroscopic-simulator for radiotherapy planning
GammaKnife Radiosurgery - Radiosurgery performed by a team of neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists using a Leksell Gamma Knife C radiosurgery unit.
LDR and HDR Gynecologic Brachytherapy - Integrated Brachytherapy program incorporating both LDR intracavitary and interstitial implants using radionuclide sources and HDR intracavitary procedures using a Nucletron 192Iridium remote afterloader.
Prostate Seed Brachytherapy - Intraoperative placement of radioactive 125I or 103Pd seeds using a freehand Mick applicator.
Intraoperative Electron Radiotherapy - Using a Mobetron linear accelerator, single fraction, high dose electron therapy can be applied intraoperatively. University Hospitals of Cleveland is one of only nine sites in the United States where Mobetron IOERT treatments are available.
Intraoperative and Outpatient Photodynamic Therapy - University Hospitals of Cleveland has an active photodynamic therapy program.