Ellis Fischel Cancer Center offers comprehensive, state of the art radiation therapy for all types and stages of cancer. We have specially trained board-certified radiation oncologists who use the latest technology to provide standard and emerging treatments in radiation oncology. Our physicians and staff are dedicated to providing the best care that includes an emphasis on quality of life and education. The interdisciplinary team can include physicians, nurses, social workers and nutritionists to support you during your care.

Services provided include
3-D conformal radiation (3DCRT) is computer-guided method for delivering high-dose radiation with fewer side effects

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is an advancement in 3-D radiation/imaging technology and combines tumor imaging with special linear accelerators to deliver radiation in a three dimensional pattern that corresponds to the exact tumor location. IMRT reduces the dose of radiation received by healthy tissue, and can allow doctors to deliver radiation to difficult-to-reach areas.

Low-dose brachytherapy is a procedure where doctors permanently place a radiation source inside your body near the tumor (example of prostate seed implants)

High-dose rate brachytherapy is a procedure where doctors place a very high-energy radiation source inside your body near the tumor for a brief period of time. As compared to low-dose rate brachtherapy, HDR brachytherapy is typically move convenient and exposes healthy tissues to lower levels of radiation.

Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRS or Stereotactic Radiosurgery) combines computerized imaging with radiation therapy to precisely deliver radiation in the three-dimensionally pattern of a tumor. This method reduces the radiation received by healthy tissues and can sometimes allow doctors to deliver radiation to body regions that would have been difficult or impossible to treat in the past.

Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT)

The radiation oncology clinical team includes
Radiation oncologists are physicians who specialize in using radiation to treat cancer. These physicians work with the other members of the radiation therapy team to develop your treatment plan and ensure that each treatment is given accurately.

Radiation oncology nurses work collaboratively with radiation oncologists and radiation therapist to care for you and your family at the time of consultation, during treatment and follow-up care.

Radiation therapists work with the radiation oncologists to administer the daily radiation treatment under the doctor's prescription and supervision.

Medical dosimetrists calculate the dose of radiation to make sure the tumor gets enough radiation. They use computers to develop a number of plans that can best destroy the tumor while sparing normal tissue. Dosimetrists work with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist to choose the treatment plan that is right for the patient.

Medical physicists work directly with the radiation oncologist during treatment planning and delivery. They oversee the work of the Dosimetrist and help ensure that complex treatments are properly tailored for each patient. Medical physicists are also responsible for developing and directing quality control programs for medical equipment and procedures.

For more information on the radiation oncology clinical team or to make an appointment, please call (573) 882-8644. The radiation oncology clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 to 5 p.m. The clinic's main entrance is located on the back side of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.