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Radiation
Oncology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark Beth Israel is a
669-bed teaching
hospital, and is a leader in field of cancer treatment. For years, the
institution has been one of the highest enrollers of patients on to clinical
trials, offering patients the most state-of -the-art treatment options in the
country.
The
department of radiation oncology provides the highest quality of care to its
patients. As a member of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the Children's
Cancer Study Group- prestigious national organizations dedicated to the
advancement of cancer care, the department is constantly adding newer and better
treatment options, with the goal of improving chances of cure while reducing
long-term side effects.
Working
closely with surgeons, medical oncologists and physicians from every specialty,
the treatment of cancer is a multidisciplinary effort. A major part of the
department is brachytherapy, i.e. the delivery of radiation by placing sources
in or near the tumor bed. The radiation oncology department is one of only a few
of its kind in New Jersey that offer high dose rate (HDR) therapy for all sites
of cancer.
Dedicated
nursing, nutritional counseling and social work are all part of the
multidisciplinary cancer care provided at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
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