san diego radiosurgery: treating lung tumor
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Lung Tumors: Novalis Tx® Treatment Overview
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A lung tumor diagnosis can be scary.
Learn more about lung tumors and how we can help.
Please note: We encourage consumers to thoroughly review and understand all treatment options. The information presented here is not all-inclusive. Rather, it represents a starting point to learn more about medical conditions and treatment options. This is not intended as a substitute for medical advice from your professional healthcare provider.
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Lung Tumors and Their Symptoms
The vast majority of primary lung cancers are malignant and known as carcinomas.
The most common cancer diagnosis in the world, lung cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
Symptoms• Coughing• Wheezing• Shortness of breath• Coughing up blood• Unexplained weight loss• Pneumonia or other infections
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Novalis Tx Treatment ProcessThe challenge of treating lung tumors is that the tumor moves as the patient breathes. Unlike traditional radiation therapy, the Novalis Tx system identifies the tumor location during non-invasive treatment.
Typically treatment is completed within three to five sessions. On the day of your treatment:
1. A therapist will help you onto the treatment table and fit the body mold. Patients are observed throughout the treatment on a closed-circuit television, and they can pause treatment at any time by waving or speaking to the therapists.
2. While the Novalis Tx’s advanced tracking system accounts for movements like breathing, you’re asked to lie still during treatments. The system periodically takes x-ray images and compares them to the CT scan data to make sure the radiation beam is locked on the tumor.
3. Patients can usually return to their normal routines once the treatment is complete.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION• Treatment procedures take about 15 minutes,
depending on the complexity of your tumor.• Patients are asked to wear comfortable clothing
during Novalis Tx treatments. Jewelry is acceptable unless it is close to the area being treated.
• Feel free to bring an iPod® or your favorite music CDs with you on the day of your treatment and we will play them for you during the procedure.
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Our CenterSan Diego Radiosurgery is widely known as a leading provider of stereotactic radiosurgery. Diseases most often treated at our center include brain tumors, lung tumors and trigeminal neuralgia.
San Diego Radiosurgery is dedicated to providing our patients with the latest cancer treatment technology and are proud of the experience and expertise our physicians and caring staff bring to our patients.
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