CAROLINA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER ANNOUNCES PILOT PROGRAM FOR ADAPTIVE TREATMENT PLANNING TO FURTHER EXPAND THE BENEFITS OF ITS TOMOTHERAPY HI•ART TREATMENT SYSTEM

Carolina Regional Cancer Center (CRCC), an affiliate of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, has initiated a Pilot Program to study the benefits of Adaptive Treatment Planning utilizing the TomoTherapy® Hi•Art® Treatment System, one of the most effective forms of radiation treatment available.  Adaptive tr... [read more]

CAROLINA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER WELCOMES NEWS AS AFFILIATE, MUSC HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER, RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION BY NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

Carolina Regional Cancer Center (CRCC), affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center (HCC), announced today that HCC recently received designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of the top cancer research centers in the country. HCC is one of only 64 other can... [read more]

Overview

The Varian 2100C Linear Accelerator is a dual energy machine capable of delivering x-rays produced from high energy electrons accelerated to nearly the speed of light.  The s-ray radiation will have energies of 6MV or 18 MV.  In addition, treatments can be delivered superficially with multiple levels of electron energies.  The 2100C is equipped with MLCs which allows the radiation to be shaped around the tumor.  The 2100C is capable of delivering 2D treatments, 3D treatments, IMRT treatments and electron treatments.  It has Theraview for imaging which allows for IGRT treatments as well. 

CRCC prepares treatment plan comparisons of the different technologies for each patient to ensure that patients are treated with the best plan, on the treatment machine which will result in the optimal treatment.