TrueBeam: Breakthrough Technology in Cancer Treatment
Researchers in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center were instrumental in testing a new image-guided radiotherapy system, known as TrueBeam, that can deliver radiation treatments to cancer patients with sub-millimeter accuracy and in some cases up to 50 percent faster than earlier systems. In this video, Navesh Sharma, M.D., explains this all-digital technology, which is used to treat cancer of the lung, breast, prostate, head and neck, spine and other types of cancer.
Related Links:
Department of Radiation Oncology
http://www.umgcc.org/radiation_oncology_program/
Radiation Oncology Faculty and Staff
http://www.umgcc.org/radiation_oncology_program/doctors.htm
Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory
http://www.umgcc.org/radiation_oncology_program/rorl.htm
UM School of Medicine Division of Medical Physics
http://medschool.umaryland.edu/rad_onc/divisions_physics.asp