UCSD Radiation Oncology - Treatment Approaches & Programs

Treatment Approaches & Programs

PATIENT INFORMATION

The UCSD Department of Radiation Oncology offers a wide range of state-of-the-art Radiation Therapy Treatment approaches, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and frameless stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). A list of available modalities is presented below.

Other (Non-Radiation Therapy) programs offered at the Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center and the San Diego Cancer Center (Encinitas) are also listed below

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Programs

Breast Cancer	Leukemia/Lymphomas
Central Nervous System (Brain) Tumors	Lung Cancer
Gastrointestinal (GI) Tumors	Pediatric Cancers
Gynecologic Cancers	Prostate Cancer (Genitourinary)
Head and Neck Cancers	Sarcoma

Special Procedures

Align RT	Mammosite
Brachytherapy	Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI)
Conformal (3DCRT)	Respiratory Gating/4D CT
Endobronchial Brachytherapy	SAVI (Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant)
Eye Plaques	Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Brain)
Gliasite	Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Body)
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)	TNFerade Biologic
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)

Other Programs/Services

Amifostine (Ethyol)	Hyberbaric Oxygen (HBO)
Complementary/Alternative Medicine	Nutrition
Eros Clitoral Therapy Device (Female Sexual Dysfunction)	Patient and Family Education Room

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