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Need Immediate Care?
For emergency services, call 911.
For non-emergency walk-in care, try an ExpressCARE location.
Need help scheduling or have a question?
Call 888-402-LVHN (5846).
Need Immediate Care?
For emergency services, call 911.
For non-emergency walk-in care, try an ExpressCARE location.
Need help scheduling or have a question?
Call 888-402-LVHN (5846).
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Our program, accredited by the American College of Radiology®, is fully staffed by board-certified radiation oncology experts. Their priority is getting you well using the most effective treatment plan and state-of-the-art therapies that slow disease progression or eliminate it completely. Our treatments represent the latest research, precisely targeting tumors while sparing healthy tissue. You can be confident you’re receiving the highest level of care, with experts who always consider safety and the quality of your life today and in the future.
Gamma Knife is a noninvasive radiation therapy that delivers beams of highly focused energy to treat brain and upper spine conditions and tumors while minimizing harm to the surrounding tissue.
Called a “rectal spacer,” SpaceOAR is a hydrogel that protects a man’s rectum during prostate cancer treatment, avoiding complications that could impact quality of life.
Brachytherapy, or internal radiation therapy, treats prostate, breast, head and neck, and other cancers. A tiny implant is placed inside the body, very close to or in the tumor, preserving surrounding normal cells.
With SIRT, tiny radioactive beads are sent directly to the tumor through the blood vessels in the liver. The beads keep the radiation inside the tumor, reducing the radiation that gets to the rest of the body.
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, also called IMRT, uses powerful beams of energy – shaped to match the cancer – to kill cancer cells. It delivers the correct dose safely and efficiently.
With the Varian Edge™ Radiotherapy System, high doses of radiation are delivered to tumors of the lung, brain, spine, and other areas of the body for faster treatment in briefer time frames.
Radiation therapy uses beams of energy and other substances to break up cancer cells. Our radiation oncology team, which also includes nurses and other specialists, guides you through every step of treatment. Here’s what to expect.
You meet with one of our radiation oncologists where we discuss how radiation therapy can help you and which options are best for your needs.
Before starting treatment, you undergo imaging tests to pinpoint the precise location of the tumor. We also perform a practice session to make sure the radiation beams align with the location of the cancer during treatment.
How often you need treatment and how long radiation therapy sessions last depend on the type of radiation therapy you are receiving. We let you know what to expect and answer any questions you may have.
We continue seeing you throughout your cancer care journey as needed. Your care may include periodic imaging tests to make sure radiation therapy is working as it should.
In the fight against cancer, you want to have access to the latest advances in care. Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute is a proud member of the MSK Cancer Alliance, which provides patients with even more lifesaving care options, close to home.
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