Radiation Oncology - Glens Falls Hospital
C.R. Wood Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Services
Radiation oncology services at The C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital include cancer treatments such as Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Volume Modulated Radiotherapy (VMAT), and brachytherapy. A dedicated group of professionals including radiation oncologists, physicists, radiation therapists, and nurses provide radiation oncology services to our patients. Our department is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to provide the best in cancer treatment.
Successful radiation therapy is dependent on the ability to deliver substantially more dose to a tumor than surrounding healthy tissues. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy, as provided by our Cancer Center, was developed to improve dose delivery. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy allows for superior localization of a tumor relative to healthy tissue.
Radiotherapy requires delivering the greatest dose possible to a tumor while sparing normal tissues. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Volume-Modulated Radiation Therapy (VMAT), and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) are methods of X-ray therapy that are exceptionally successful at increasing tumor dose while reducing side effects.
Brachytherapy is a form of radiotherapy in which small radioactive sources are placed directly into or near a tumor. Our radiation oncology department has an active brachytherapy service that was significantly expanded in 2006 with the addition of the high-dose-rate brachytherapy system. High-dose-rate brachytherapy has given breast cancer patients an alternative to external beam therapy and has greatly improved the implant treatment of endometrial cancer and cervical cancer.
