Treatment
High Definition ~ December 2008
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Robot-assisted Surgery:
- Robot-assisted prostatectomy with the da Vinci® Surgical System from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Surgery performed by Dr. Peter Pinto at the NIH Clinical Center
- Images of the machine and the surgical instruments inside the patient
Robotic Prostatectomy |
High Definition ~ August 2010
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Chemotherapy:
- Various patients receiving treatment in a modern chemotherapy suite
- Interior and exterior footage from the Cancer Center at St. Josephs Medical Center, an NCI Community Cancer Center (NCCCP)
Chemotherapy |
High Definition ~ August 2010
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Radiation Oncology – Brain Cancer:
- Treatment of female brain cancer patient, using stereotactic radiation surgery (SRS).
- Images of an actual procedure, as screws for head frame are attached to the skull. (contains surgical images)
- Patient positioned for CT scan for diagnostic purposes, then again to receive stereotactic radiation beams to the brain.
- Monitoring of patient on console, outside of treatment room.
Radiation Oncology:Brain |
High Definition ~ August 2010
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Radiation Oncology – CT Tomotherapy:
- Demonstration of precise beam radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.
- Demonstration of thermally modifiable mask heating and molding to patient face for immobilization.
- Simulation of diagnostic CT scan (and patient alignment) as it would be performed on a masked patient to acquire images of treatment site.
- Dosimetry planning of treatment volume, radiation beam positioning, number and strength, using computer modeling.
Radiation Oncology: CT Tomotherapy |
High Definition ~ August 2010
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Radiation Oncology – Prostate Cancer:
- Demonstration of subject (not a patient) positioned for imaging/treatment on table with immobilization device.
- Imaging arms positioned to obtain x-ray images of the treatment areas.
- Radiation delivery via a multi-leaf collimator, which can shape radiation beams, and deliver intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
- Radiation therapists verify alignment at console outside of the room.
Radiation Oncology: Prostate Cancer |
Standard Definition ~ August 2003
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Older Cancer Treatment Footage:
- Chemotherapy treatments in 2003
- Radiation treatments in 2003
Chemotherapy | Radiation |
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