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500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

Rush  Radiosurgery  is  a  clinical  service  of  Rush  University  Medical  Center.  

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What is TrueBeam STx? TrueBeam  STx  is  the  latest  in  advanced  radiosurgery  technology.  It  treats  paHents  with  a  procedure  called  stereotac(c  radiosurgery,  a  noninvasive  method  of  treaHng  tumors  with  high-­‐dose  radiaHon  precisely  aimed  from  different  angles.  

How  does  TrueBeam  STx  work?  

•  TrueBeam  STx  destroys  cancerous  and  benign  tumors  with  high-­‐dose,  highly  accurate  radiaHon  beams  while  minimizing  damage  to  healthy  Hssue.    

•  The  machine  rotates  around  you,  delivering  targeted  radiaHon  from  various  angles  that  match  the  shape  of  the  tumor  being  treated.    

•  A  typical  session  takes  about  15  minutes,  reducing  potenHal  errors  that  can  occur  in  longer-­‐lasHng  procedures.  

500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

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500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

The TrueBeam STx System  

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Why Choose TrueBeam STx?

•  Treatment  is  an  outpaHent  procedure  •  Extreme  precision  minimizes  radiaHon  

exposure  to  normal  Hssue  •  Beam  shaping  offers  highly  accurate  

and  uniform  treatment  •  Short  treatment  Hmes  -­‐  about  15  

minutes  •  PaHents  return  immediately  to  normal  

rouHnes  with  minimal  side  effects  •  No  overnight  hospital  stay  required  

500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

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What does TrueBeam STx treat?              arteriovenous  malformaHon  •  brain  tumors  

•  acousHc  neuroma  /  vesHbular  schwannoma  

•  brain  metastases  •  glomus  jugulare  •  recurrent  gliomas  •  meningioma  •  pituitary  adenoma  

•  kidney  tumors  •  lung  tumors  •  ocular  /  orbital  tumors  •  pancreaHc  cancer  •  spinal  tumors  •  trigeminal  neuralgia  •  liver  cancer  •  hemangioblastomas  •  uveal  melanomas  •  cavernous  angiomas  •  neurofibromas  

500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

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What is the treatment process?

ConsultaHon  Appointment  

Meet  with  the  TrueBeam  STx  

team  

Create  an  individualized  treatment  plan    

PotenHal  Pretreatment  Procedures*  

 CT  Scan    MRI   Lab  Studies  Tissue  Markers  (extracranial  

tumors  or  lesions)  

TrueBeam  STx  

Treatment  

Technicians  help  you  onto  the  

treatment  table  

The  TrueBeam  STx  system  

moves  around  you  firing  targeted  

radiaHon  beams  

The  system  periodically  takes      x-­‐ray  images  and  compares  them  to  the  CT  scan  data  to  track  the  tumor  

If  needed,  the  paHent  returns  for  up  to  4  more  treatments.  

Follow-­‐up  Follow-­‐up  imaging  

and  physical  consultaHon  to  monitor  tumor’s  

progress  

*The  procedures  required  as  part  of  your  individualized  treatment  plan,  and  the  order  in  which  they  will  occur,  will  be  explained  during  your  consultaHon  visit.  

500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

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Our Center Under  the  direcHon  of  medical  director  Dr.  Aidnag  Diaz,  Rush  Radiosurgery  combines  experienced  physicians  and  the  latest  medical  advances  to  provide  paHents  with  excepHonal  care.  The  cancer  treatment  facility  opened  in  March  2012  on  the  campus  of  Rush  University  Medical  Center.  Our  doctors  are  board  cerHfied  in  radiaHon  oncology  and  have  several  areas  of  specialty,  including  head  and  neck  cancers,  prostate  cancer  and  lung  cancer.    

Medical  Director:  Dr.  Aidnag  Diaz    TrueBeam  STx  Program  Nurse:  Felicia  Pautsch    Connect  with  us    

500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com

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The US Radiosurgery Network

A  joint  venture  of  Rush  University  Medical  Center  and  US  Radiosurgery,  Rush  Radiosurgery  is  a  clinical  service  of  Rush  University  Medical  Center.    Based  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  US  Radiosurgery  is  a  division  of  Alliance  Oncology  and  partners  with  hospitals  and  physician  groups  around  the  U.S.  to  develop  and  operate  full-­‐body  radiosurgical  centers.      Collec(vely,  the  US  Radiosurgery  network  of  centers  has  treated  thousands  of  pa(ents  since  the  opening  of  the  company’s  first  center  in  2003.  The  group  of  faciliHes  is  acHvely  engaged  in  research,  with  physicians  regularly  presenHng  papers  and  authoring  arHcles  related  to  the  efficacy  of  CyberKnife  treatment  for  various  types  of  tumors  and  lesions.  Tumors  of  the  lung,  brain  and  prostate,  as  well  as  certain  funcHonal  disorders  such  as  trigeminal  neuralgia,  have  become  key  treatment  areas  throughout  the  network  of  centers.    

500  South  Paulina  Street  Chicago,  Illinois  60612                                                  (312)  942-­‐4600                                                          www.rushradiosurgery.com