Inova Schar Cancer first in region to deliver Adaptive Online Radiation Therapy

patient in radiation oncology CT imaging machine

Falls Church, VA – Inova Schar Cancer is proud to announce the rollout of Adaptive Online Radiotherapy – one of the most advanced forms of personalized radiation therapy available today. Inova is the first in the Greater Washington DC area to implement this new technology. Varian Ethos with Hypersight is a cutting-edge radiotherapy solution that…

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Is Radiation Necessary After Breast Cancer Surgery?

doctor comforting a patient

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a cancer that forms in the cells that line the milk ducts, and it accounts for 20% of new breast cancer diagnoses. The most common treatment is breast-conserving surgery to remove the cancerous tissue. While only a small percentage of women experience an invasive cancer event following surgery, radiation…

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Cancer Survivor’s Art Program Featured in ASTRONews

(July 10, 2013) – Cookie Kerxton, a cancer survivor turns radiation masks into art to help raise funds for cancer patients, with the support of Gopal Bajaj, MD, her radiation oncologist at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She shared her story with the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s ASTRONews, “Courage Unmasked,” in their Summer 2013 issue.

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