By Daily Press staff
Local doctors hope radiation treatment for cancer patients will become more effective and tolerable.
The Santa Monica Cancer Treatment Center at 2428 Santa Monica Blvd. will be one of the first cancer treatment centers in the country to offer a new generation of optical tracking technology that allows doctors to deliver high doses of radiation with less complications. The new technology, with its increased precision, is expected to have a significant benefit for patients suffering from prostrate cancer, breast cancer, and cancer of the head and neck, while producing the least damage to normal tissue.
The center’s Dr. Lisa Chaiken said the new device “significantly reduces the margin of error while reducing setup time to less than three minutes.”
The Santa Monica Cancer Center was established in 1988 to provide technologically advanced radiation treatment to the Santa Monica and West Los Angeles communities.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 14, 2005. Read the original PDF.