The east treatment hall houses the offices of the care team coordinators and RTT managers, the CT Simulation room, as well as the room where immobilization devices such as masks are stored.
Patient care coordinators manage your personal information and medical records, evaluate your individual case, and schedule your consultation. They can also help you with insurance, Medicare or Medicaid coverage, and coordinate payments.
Treatment coordinators will schedule your CT simulation appointment, treatment plan and weekly visits with your radiation oncologist.
Radiation therapy team members specialize in proton radiation therapy. They deliver your daily proton therapy and make sure you’re comfortable throughout your treatment.
A CT (computed tomography) simulation scan is an important step in creating your radiation treatment plan. The images from the scan are used create a digital treatment plan just for you. The goal of the CT simulation appointment is to create an accurate and reproducable position for your daily treatments.
Your radiation therapists will create devices to help position you in the same way for each appointment. These devices are called immobilization devices. Example of immobilization devices are masks, leg molds, head rests, sponges and pillows.
If your treatment plan includes radiation therapy to your head, neck, or brain, you will most likely get a customized mask to wear during each treatment. Masks are made of a special plastic material (thermoplastic) and look like mesh. The purpose of the mask is to keep you in the right position so that the radiation is delivered to the right place. If you get a mask, you will wear it for each treatment.
The east treatment hall houses the offices of the care team coordinators and RTT managers, the CT Simulation room, as well as the room where immobilization devices such as masks are stored.
