Radiant Care Radiation

At RadiantCare, our goal is to assist our patients in every way possible to reduce the stress/anxiety of treatment. As one way to try and accomplish this goal, we have compiled answers to our most frequently asked questions when patients begin their radiation treatments with us. Your physician has been diligently preparing for your arrival.

At RadiantCare, state-of-the-art equipment is used to direct high-energy X-rays to your cancer while sparing the healthy tissues as much as possible. A radiation oncologist (cancer doctor specializing in radiation) will review the details of the case and explain the ways in which radiation might be beneficial in your fight against cancer.

At the simulation appointment we will be performing a treatment planning CT scan of the area to be treated, as well the surrounding tissues. Depending on the specific site to be treated, you may be asked to change into a gown. We will be positioning you on the x-ray table in the position in which you will be treated.

After your simulation our physicians, dosimetrists, and medical physicists will design a treatment plan specifically for you. We take special care to ensure that we design a plan that will deliver the prescribed dose to the tumor or target area while sparing as much of the surrounding normal tissues as possible.