TrueBeam: Breakthrough Technology in Cancer Treatment

Researchers in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center were instrumental in testing a new image-guided radiotherapy system, known as TrueBeam, that can deliver radiation treatments to cancer patients with sub-millimeter accuracy and in some cases up to 50 percent faster than earlier systems. In this video, Navesh Sharma, M.D., explains this all-digital technology, which is used to treat cancer of the lung, breast, prostate, head and neck, spine and other types of cancer.

Related Links:

Department of Radiation Oncology
http://www.umgcc.org/radiation_oncology_program/

Radiation Oncology Faculty and Staff
http://www.umgcc.org/radiation_oncology_program/doctors.htm

Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory
http://www.umgcc.org/radiation_oncology_program/rorl.htm

UM School of Medicine Division of Medical Physics
http://medschool.umaryland.edu/rad_onc/divisions_physics.asp