Mid Florida Cancer Centers has top radiation oncologist Dr. Gary Graham.

Dr. Graham has practiced in West Volusia for 15 years. Patients at Mid FL are both confident and comforted knowing Dr Graham is doing their radiation therapy.

Here is a clip of what the Deland Beacon News Paper wrote in their interview with Dr Graham about him and our radiation therapy services.

“We’re really excited to be able to offer patients this excellent treatment option,” says Dr. Graham. “RapidArc technology will enable us to target multiple types of cancer more accurately while sparing healthy tissue.”

Mid Florida Cancer Center’s RapidArc technology delivers image-guided IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) very quickly, in a single rotation of the treatment machine around the patient.

“RapidArc will be much easier on the patient,” says Graham “It’s hard for people to hold still for long periods of time. By delivering doses more quickly and precisely, we can simultaneously improve the quality of care and make our patients more comfortable.”

RapidArc treatments at Mid Florida Cancer Center will be delivered using a Clinac Trilogy medical linear accelerator from Varian Medical Systems, outfitted with a system for generating and using images to guide patient placement and treatment delivery.

During a RapidArc treatment, the radiation is shaped and reshaped as it is continuously delivered from virtually every angle in a 360-degree revolution around the patient. An important device with 120 computer-controlled mechanical “leaves” or “fingers” will shape the beam by moving to create apertures of different shapes and sizes. During a RapidArc treatment, specializedsoftware will vary three parameters simultaneously: the speed of rotation around the patient, the shape of the MLC aperture, and the dose delivery rate.

By reducing the time it takes to deliver IMRT and other precise forms of radiation therapy, RapidArc has the potential to improve the quality of care and of patient comfort for many types of cancer, while making radiation oncology a more affordable treatment. That is a huge win for everybody.

DeLand Beacon article written by Joe Crews.

This post entered by Jill Jordan, Executive Director of Marketing & Public Relations. Any comments or questions can be sent to Jordan@MFHOC.com.