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We know it works, because pet dogs with nasal tumors were the first clinical patients to benefit from TomoTherapy.

Based on excellent results from initial clinical trials in dogs, which were conducted jointly with the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and the UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, Tomotherapy is now in use at human hospitals nationwide.







TomoTherapy is a unique combination of radiation treatment and a helical CT scanner that offers superior tumor control with much less toxicity.

With TomoTherapy, dogs' and cats' tongues don't get burned when a jaw tumor is treated. Paw pads are protected when foot tumors are radiated. Therapy precisely targets bladder tumors, sparing the surrounding intestines. Nasal radiation no longer leaves pets with painful, dry eyes or, worse, blindness.

With a built-in CT scanner to provide diagnostic images, TomoTherapy gives veterinarians new ways to see how a tumor and surrounding tissue are changing. It allows radiation oncologists to pinpoint a tumor's size, shape and location seconds before treatment begins, adjusting the dose, shaping the beam and ensuring that the tumor is treated appropriately and sensitive normal tissues are spared.

 

 















































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