new rad machines!

our local center, the CR Wood Cancer Center, has purchased TWO of the newest state of the art rad machines!  shortly after diagnosis i started volunteering for the hospital foundation to raise 2 million dollars - half the cost of one machine - with the goal of buying one for the cancer center.    

these new machines can reduce the number of treatments needed down to about 7, where i had 33.  also, for some cancers the treatments that last 30 minutes will only take 2 minutes.  side effects will be reduced too, because they can manipulate the beam so much better.   amazing!!   they held the press conference a few weeks ago to show the new machine and because the head of radiology negotiated so hard and so well, we are getting a second one by the end of the year!   i still volunteer at many of the cancer center's fundraisers but this one obviously hit close to home for me - i wanted that machine that toasted me to go!!   and it is! 

let's see if the links work....

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/745472/new-radiation-machine-will-reduce-cancer-patients--visits-to-glens-falls-hospital/

http://poststar.com/news/local/new-hospital-machine-is-cancer-blaster/article_82740bfa-f596-11e3-a137-0019bb2963f4.html