new rad machines!
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Topic: new rad machines!
Posted By: nancykind
Subject: new rad machines!
Date Posted: Aug 09 2014 at 9:11am
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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 ------------- Lg lump never visible on any films but found 9mm. Lump 1/25/12, DX 1/31@50yrs IIIC/TN/DCIS/INV, Margins Unclr, Ki67 40%,Gr2. MX L 2/24. 3.1cm total. 11/17nodes. AC/T 2xWk,33rads. 12/12 MX R. 9/13 NED! |