The Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Trilogy Stereotactic System
The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Rhode Island Hospital is the
first in Rhode Island to use the new Trilogy© Stereotactic
System to treat patients with cancer. Trilogy is the world's premier
image-guided system that is capable of delivering all forms of external
beam radiation, allowing physicians to pinpoint cancer in the head,
neck and body, and use the most effective treatments for each type
of cancer.
Trilogy's linear accelerator—Varian's 23EX Clinac—shapes
radiation beams to match the shape of the targeted tumor, while
Trilogy's On-board imager allows physicians to accurately position
patients for treatment and track the tumor during treatment.
Unlike other radiation therapies, Trilogy automatically makes
adjustments for movements as the radiation is delivered, so that
patients can breathe normally while undergoing treatment. The
system eliminates the need to interrupt treatment to adjust the
equipment.
Treatment with Trilogy is
covered by most health insurance plans. For more information please
call 1-866-401-0002.
Photo courtesy of Varian Medical
Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif. Copyright 2005, Varian Medical
Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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