Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Cancer Center does not just treat cancer, it treats people with cancer. Our patient-centered approach is distinguished by:

• Comprehensive diagnosis
• Proven & innovative treatments
• Compassionate support for each patient

When you or a loved one is dealing with a cancer diagnosis, it is important that you explore your options. Radiation therapy is one of the three traditional primary forms of medical treatment used by Physicians to treat cancer, and for relief of symptoms. It may be used alone or in combination with surgery or chemotherapy, almost anywhere within your body. Innovative new techniques have evolved and are still evolving, enabling delivery of higher radiation doses to cancer cells and limited doses to your normal tissue. Our multi-disciplinary team of nursing staff, and Oncologist’s will determine the treatment plan best suited for each individual. Throughout the treatment, the team works together tending to the patient is physical and emotional needs to ensure they receive the best possible medical care.

 RADIATION ONCOLOGY

The Cancer Center at San Benito is equipped with a Varian Linear Accelerator with the most advanced form of conformal radiotherapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). IMRT employs a powerful, advanced computer program that plans a precise dose of radiation in three dimensions based on individual tumor size, shape and location. IMRT allows for higher radiation doses than traditional radiotherapy methods, while sparing more of the surrounding healthy tissue.  Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, or IMRT, is a state-of the- art radiation delivery system offered at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Cancer Center at San Benito. It has been called the most significant breakthrough in radiation treatments in the past 30 years. IMRT can treat difficult-to-reach tumors with new levels of accuracy such as tumors in the spine, head, neck, prostate, lung, liver, and brain. Our team of experts are able to use higher radiation doses than traditional methods would allow in these areas, and yet spare more of the surrounding healthy tissue, compared to standard radiation therapy. For example, a tumor that surrounds your spinal cord can be effectively treated with IMRT, with very little radiation reaching your cord. IMRT may be useful if you previously have had conventional radiation therapy for prostate cancer, and are experiencing recurrent tumors in the treated area.

 VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS

A Varian linear accelerator capable of delivering high doses of radiation is utilized to destroy cancerous cells at Cancer Center at San Benito. A CT simulator helps us acquire images to develop your plan. These images are sent to a treatment planning computer and the targeted area is precisely treated while minimizing radiation to normal tissue.

TEAMWORK

Your team makes every effort to understand your medical condition and needs so we can develop a treatment plan that is tailored to you. We understand that cancer affects all aspects of your life. We understand that cancer doesn’t just affect one part of the body. It affects all of you and everything in your life. Here, you will receive a personalized treatment plan. Throughout your treatment, your Oncologist meets with you once a week to review your treatment plan. We work closely with your primary physicians to provide you with the best care possible from diagnosis through survivorship.

For more information on the Cancer Center at San Benito call (956)399-4791.