St. Luke’s upgrades radiation therapy for cancer patients
St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Philippines has upgraded its radiation therapy capabilities with the TrueBeam Linear Accelerator. The new system uses advanced imaging and motion tracking to treat tumors more accurately while sparing healthy tissue.
Why it matters
Technological upgrades in oncology allow for safer, faster, and more effective cancer treatments, particularly for complex cases involving multiple brain lesions.
St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City has introduced an upgraded radiation therapy system designed to target tumors more precisely while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue and shortening treatment times. The hospital's newest TrueBeam Linear Accelerator combines advanced imaging, motion tracking and radiation-delivery technologies to treat brain, breast, lung, abdominal and pelvic tumors, including complex cases.
St. Luke's said the system allows radiation oncologists to deliver high-dose radiation directly to tumors while reducing exposure to nearby healthy tissue by as much as 50 percent.
"This new technology allows us to better target tumors with greater accuracy and greater efficiency," said St. Luke's - Global City head of radiation oncology Dr. Angela Camacho in a statement. "It's much safer for the patient and better in terms of total protection."
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