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TARGETING TUMORS IN LESS TIME At the beginning of 2017, the King's Daughters' Health Cancer Treatment Center began offering stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The treatment is currently available to treat early-stage prostate cancer, lung cancer, and liver and spinal tumors. Using SBRT, physicians can more precisely target tumors and deliver a higher dose of radiation therapy during each treatment session. The multi-step therapy begins with a computed tomography (CT) scan, from which physicians can plan treatment. "On the treatment planning CT scan, we outline the tumor as well as surrounding normal tissue structures we need to avoid," says William Porter, MD, radiation oncologist at KDH. "With the help of our dosimetrist and medical physicist, we develop a treatment plan to deliver a high dose of radiation to the tumor. Additional imaging is used to verify that the patient is in the planned position prior to delivering each high dose treatment to the tumor." The beauty of SBRT is that the higher doses of radiation translate into quicker and more convenient treatments. A radiation therapy regimen that would normally require 45 sessions, for example, can be finished in as few as five using SBRT. To schedule an appointment or learn more about our radiation services, call (812) 801-0603. Last year, Tim Busching received a troubling diagnosis of prostate cancer. But thanks to the advanced care at the King's Daughters' Health Cancer Treatment Center, he was able to confront his cancer head-on – and close to home. IN SEPTEMBER 2016, Busching, a 61-year-old retiree and resident of Madison for 31 years, began experiencing worsening prostate-related discomfort that prompted him to see a physician. At the advice of a friend, he scheduled a visit with Michael Guirguis, MD, internal medicine physician at KDH. That appointment started a cascade of events. Dr. Guirguis referred Busching to KDH urologist John Eifler, MD. Following multiple examinations, diagnostic tests and a prostate biopsy, Busching learned that he had prostate cancer. The Road to Healing After consulting with his physicians, Busching opted to undergo radiation therapy, which required daily treatments. Knowing that advanced radiation therapy was available five minutes from his home, he chose to complete his treatment at the KDH Cancer Treatment Center in Madison. "I felt comfortable with all of the doctors I met with at KDH, and I trusted them," Busching says. "Since we live so close to the KDH campus, it was very convenient for me to drive to my treatment every morning." The Right Choice for Cancer Care SUMMER www.kdhmadison.org

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