Mrs. Mai, a 45-year-old woman, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and brain metastasis. After discussing the case with the patient and her family, Dr. Lin decided to treat her with the Ultra Arc Knife, and the brain tumor has continued to shrink in the last 2 months after the treatment.
Mrs. Mai, 45 years old, came to the radiation oncology clinic of Chi Mei Medical Center in May last year because of weakness on the right side of her body. She was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer combined with brain metastasis, and two months after undergoing whole-brain radiation therapy and targeted therapy, the patient's symptoms of weakness on the right side of her body have almost completely improved.
Metastatic brain tumors continue to shrink after treatment
However, in August of this year, the patient was found to have two metastatic tumors in her brain, which were gradually growing (about 1 cm and 0.3 cm, respectively). At this time, Chi Mei Medical Center's newly acquired True Light Knife Linear Accelerator has been installed, and the new machine HyperArc Knife (HyperArc) technology provides another option for the treatment of multiple metastatic tumors in the brain.
After considering the patient's condition and previous whole-brain irradiation, Dr. Lin considered that HyperArc technology could deliver a precise dose of radiation to multiple brain tumors and reduce the dose to the normal brain. After discussing with the patient and his family, the decision was made to treat him with the Arc Knife, and the brain tumor has continued to shrink 2 months after the treatment.
Ultra Arc Knife High Precision Radiation is applicable to three types of tumors
Radiation therapy is one of the main treatment modalities for malignant tumors, which uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. The new UXC is a new non-*** planar stereotactic cranial radiosurgery with high precision dose delivery and complete normal tissue protection, which improves the quality of radiation therapy and simplifies the complexity of the treatment process.
The scope of application of this advanced technology is currently focused on the following three tumor diseases: multiple metastatic brain tumors, benign brain tumors, and locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma at the base of the skull. In particular, the Ultra Arc Knife can effectively focus the therapeutic dosage on the recurrent nasopharyngeal tumors, and compared to the computerized knife or arc therapy, it can simultaneously reduce the radiation dose to the vital organs at the base of the skull, obtaining a higher control rate, and at the same time reducing the side effects that may lead to long-term injuries or deaths.
Radiation therapy is more complete
Attending physician Lin Yu-wei said, with the advent of the computer era, the current radiation therapy facilities of software and hardware are computer-controlled, to help play a three kinds of benefits:
1. Can be the appropriate dose of radiation accurately projected on the tumor target area
2. The computerization also simplifies the complex treatment process to ensure patient safety
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