Joe Arringtion Cancer Center

JACC
4101 22nd Place
Lubbock, Texas 79410

phone: 806-725-8000
fax: 806-723-6412

General Information:
info@joearrington.org

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Radiation Oncology

Additional information: Understanding Radiation Oncology
Download: Radiation Therapy Video

Radiation Oncology is a treatment form that uses radiation to treat malignant (and a few select non-malignant) medical conditions. It is the use of high-energy radiation beams to pinpoint and destroy cancerous cells in a patient’s body. Plainly, radiation therapy is similar to having a x-ray taken; however, the dose of radiation in cancer treatment is stronger (of higher energy) and is given over a longer period of time.

The Joe Arrington Cancer Center (JACC) Radiation Oncology Department is a team of clinical and technical personnel, which in concert plan each patient’s individual treatment. Through careful localization and planning, radiation can be directed to the cancerous cells and away from healthy tissues, thus allowing for treatment to be conforming to the patient’s tumor, or diseased area. This flexibility allows for more effective and precise treatment, increasing radiation to the tumor and decreasing radiation to the patient’s normal tissues.

The JACC offers several forms of advanced technology radiation therapy: 3-dimensional treatment planning, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Stereotactic radiosurgery, and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR). Different types of cancer will react to radiation in different ways, so treatment will vary depending on the type and stage of cancer. The Radiation Oncologist and the radiation therapy team will provide the patient with specific information about your type of treatment.

The JACC offers state-of-the-art equipment and the latest procedures. The JACC has three linear accelerators in use, a Varian Clinac 2300 EX, a Varian Clinac 2300 CD, and a Varian Clinac 2100 C. These machines are “state-of-the-art” linear accelerators, which allow precise radiation delivery. In conjunction with conventional external beam treatment, the JACC offers the Nomos Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) or the “Peacock Process.” The JACC is one of the approximately 20 centers in the nation to house this treatment technique. IMRT is a radiation modality that tailors a high dose to the target tumor while restricting the dosage to the surrounding sensitive structures. Rather than being treated with a single, large uniformed beam, the patient is treated instead with many very small beams; each can have a different intensity. By cross firing the tumor with multiple pencil sized beams, the device can deliver a uniformed radiation dose to the tumor while protecing surrounding sensitive tissue from high-dose radiation.

The JACC Radiation Oncology Department also offers Stereotactic Radiosurgery for intracranial malignant and non-malignant processes. This is the only facility to offer this treatment modality to residents of the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico area. Radio surgery is a technique in which the Neurosurgeons and Radiation Oncology team work together to treat brain or upper spinal tumors that are inaccessible or unsuitable for surgery. Using computer topography and magnetic resonance scans, the neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and radiation oncologists can identify and administer high doses of radiation to precisely defined targets. This technique minimizes the radiation dose to the rest of the brain and spine.

High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR) is also offered at the JACC. This technology delivers high doses of radiation through hollow devices, or catheters that are placed in the tumor. Then, over a short period of time a high activity radiation seed is placed in the catheters to deliver radiation to the tumor. This technique is often used in cervix, prostate, breast and esophageal malignancies.

A highly trained team staffs the JACC Radiation Oncology Department. The Radiation Oncologists work closely with the radiation therapists, registered nurses, physicists, patient care technician, treatment device technician, secretary and dosimetrists.

The JACC utilizes the IMPAC system to record and verify all treatments. This double-checking mechanism assures consistent and accurate treatment of all patients treated at the facility.

Paul J. Anderson, M.D. serves as the Medical Director of the JACC Radiation Therapy and Physics Departments.

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Radiation Oncology
Additional information: Understanding Radiation Oncology Download: Radiation Therapy Video Radiation Oncology is a treatment form that uses radiation to treat malignant (and a few select non-malignant) medical conditions. It is the use of high-energy radiation beams to pinpoint and destroy cancerous cells in a patient’s body. Plainly, radiation therapy is similar to having a x-ray taken; however, the dose of radiation in cancer treatment is stronger (of higher energy) and is given over a longer period of time. The Joe Arrington Cancer Center (JACC) Radiation Oncology Department is a team of clinical and technical personnel, which in concert plan each patient’s individual treatment. Through careful localization and planning, radiation can be directed to the cancerous cells and away from healthy tissues, thus allowing for treatment to be conforming to the patient’s tumor, or diseased area. This flexibility allows for more effective and precise treatment, increasing radiation to the tumor and decreasing radiation to the patient’s normal tissues. The JACC offers several forms of advanced technology radiation therapy: 3-dimensional treatment planning, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Stereotactic radiosurgery, and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR). Different types of cancer will react to radiation in different ways, so treatment will vary depending on the type and stage of cancer. The Radiation Oncologist and the radiation therapy team will provide the patient with specific information about your type of treatment.
The JACC offers state-of-the-art equipment and the latest procedures. The JACC has three linear accelerators in use, a Varian Clinac 2300 EX, a Varian Clinac 2300 CD, and a Varian Clinac 2100 C. These machines are “state-of-the-art” linear accelerators, which allow precise radiation delivery. In conjunction with conventional external beam treatment, the JACC offers the Nomos Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) or the “Peacock Process.” The JACC is one of the approximately 20 centers in the nation to house this treatment technique. IMRT is a radiation modality that tailors a high dose to the target tumor while restricting the dosage to the surrounding sensitive structures. Rather than being treated with a single, large uniformed beam, the patient is treated instead with many very small beams; each can have a different intensity. By cross firing the tumor with multiple pencil sized beams, the device can deliver a uniformed radiation dose to the tumor while protecing surrounding sensitive tissue from high-dose radiation. The JACC Radiation Oncology Department also offers Stereotactic Radiosurgery for intracranial malignant and non-malignant processes. This is the only facility to offer this treatment modality to residents of the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico area. Radio surgery is a technique in which the Neurosurgeons and Radiation Oncology team work together to treat brain or upper spinal tumors that are inaccessible or unsuitable for surgery. Using computer topography and magnetic resonance scans, the neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and radiation oncologists can identify and administer high doses of radiation to precisely defined targets. This technique minimizes the radiation dose to the rest of the brain and spine. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR) is also offered at the JACC. This technology delivers high doses of radiation through hollow devices, or catheters that are placed in the tumor. Then, over a short period of time a high activity radiation seed is placed in the catheters to deliver radiation to the tumor. This technique is often used in cervix, prostate, breast and esophageal malignancies. A highly trained team staffs the JACC Radiation Oncology Department. The Radiation Oncologists work closely with the radiation therapists, registered nurses, physicists, patient care technician, treatment device technician, secretary and dosimetrists. The JACC utilizes the IMPAC system to record and verify all treatments. This double-checking mechanism assures consistent and accurate treatment of all patients treated at the facility. Paul J. Anderson, M.D. serves as the Medical Director of the JACC Radiation Therapy and Physics Departments.