jueves, 25 de agosto de 2011

IMOMA (ASTURIAS) OFFERS A NEW TECHNOLOGY IN RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY / IMOMA (ASTURIAS) OFRECE UNA NUEVA TECNOLOGÍA EN ONCOLOGÍA RADIOTERÁPICA

The major efficiency of the treatment, the decrease of side effects and the improvement in the quality of life in the cancer patients will constitute the principal contributions of the linear accelerator TrueBeamSTx of the Instituto de Medicina Oncológica y Molecular de Asturias (IMOMA). It will start treatments next autumn.

The new equipment is "extremely versatile", with aptitude to attend from the "simpler and conventional" treatments up to the "more complexes" as the SBRT.
The TrueBeamSTx will do the radiations more accurate, more rapid and less aggressive and will facilitate the reduction of 1 or 2 centimeters to 1 or 2 millimeters in the treatment zone of oncological processes and will code the percentages of treatment success in 90 % in some cases opposite to 0 previous %.

BEGINNING OF SBRT TREATMENTS IN THE "VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA" HOSPITAL, MÁLAGA, SPAIN / INICIO DE SBRT EN EL HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA DE MÁLAGA


Primary Lung Cancer
In August, 2011, the "Virgen de la Victoria" Hospital has realized the first treatment with SBRT in a patient with primary lung cancer.  They will extend indications progressively.
From the SBRT SG we want to congratulate and to encourage them to share their experiences.  
En Agosto de 2011 el H. Virgen de la Victoria ha realizado su primer tratamiento con SBRT en un paciente con Ca. de pulmón primario. Ampliarán indicaciones progresivamente.
Desde el grupo SBRT SG queremos felicitarlos y animarlos a compartir sus experiencias.

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