{"id":328,"date":"2018-10-05T16:24:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radparts.com\/cpswp\/?p=328"},"modified":"2018-10-05T16:24:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:24:55","slug":"radiation-therapy-equipment-used-by-veterinarians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radparts.com\/cpswp\/radparts\/radiation-therapy-equipment-used-by-veterinarians\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiation Therapy: Equipment Used by Veterinarians"},"content":{"rendered":"

When many of us think of cancer and how it affects us and the lives we lead we are more often than not picturing human patients however, we are not the only ones that affected by cancer.\u00a0 Today\u2019s post is all about cancer in our pets and how their treatment includes similar treatment plans and medical equipment.\u00a0 Just like in the treatment of cancer within humans, pets use radiation therapy<\/strong><\/a> in various forms to shrink and kill tumors.<\/p>\n

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Radiation therapy delivered to pets can take various forms with the most common form of radiation treatment being delivered via linear accelerators<\/strong> with multi-leaf collimators.\u00a0 The multi-leaf collimator moves while the radiation treatment is on and being delivered to the patient.\u00a0 This allows the radiation therapist to sculpt the treatment around the tumor with very little damage done to cells outside of the area.<\/p>\n

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Another form of radiation therapy that is used to administer radiation treatment<\/strong> to pets and humans alike is Cyberknife, a linear accelerator that is paired with a robotic arm.\u00a0 This combination allows the machine to move around the patient.\u00a0 The radiation beam is turned off and on and is able to deliver radiation to the tumor from several angles.\u00a0 This ensures that the treatment conforms to the shape of the tumor within your pet.<\/p>\n

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Treatment can also be delivered through a Tomotherapy machine.\u00a0 A Tomotherapy unit is best described as a mix between a LINAC<\/a> and CT scanner<\/strong>.\u00a0 It allows an image to be taken of the tumor right before radiation treatment is delivered.\u00a0 The therapist uses the images that are produced to guide radiation treatment to the tumor.<\/p>\n

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Tumors of the brain are treated with a very specific method of radiation known as the Gamma Knife. \u00a0The word knife in the name may lead you to believe that cutting is involved however this is not the case.\u00a0 What occurs in Gamma Knife treatment is that very high doses of radiation are delivered to a very specific location on the brain while avoiding normal brain tissue.<\/p>\n

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As with humans, radiation therapy can be prescribed to pet patients through a variety of methods.\u00a0 One method is known as hyper-fractionated which means that many small doses of radiation are delivered to the pet with the goal being complete eradication of the tumor.\u00a0 This method is most often considered after surgery has been performed when there are small bits of the tumor left behind.\u00a0 Another method is known as hypo-fractionated<\/strong> in which radiation therapists use large doses of radiation in order to treat tumors that cannot be removed through surgery.<\/p>\n

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A more advanced scheme of delivering radiation treatment are Stereotactic Radiation Therapy,<\/strong> SRT.\u00a0 This includes both SRS, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and SBRT, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.\u00a0 These methods both deliver high doses of radiation in one, two, or three treatments.<\/p>\n

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Radparts is the world\u2019s largest independent distributor of OEM replacement parts for Linear Accelerators and Radiation Oncology equipment.\u00a0 Radparts provides high quality, user friendly, low cost parts support for linear accelerators and radiation equipment. More information can be found at https:\/\/www.radparts.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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