Daily Visit

Patients utilizing Shields Radiation Oncology services can take great comfort in knowing their treatment plan has been devised and developed specifically for their needs. After the first visit, patients will receive daily treatments (five days weekly). Following the radiation planning, or simulation visit, when a patient arrives for treatment, he/she will lie down on the treatment table in the same position as when the simulation was conducted. Digital images will be conducted to verify that all the carefully designed beams are aligned correctly. Only after all the measurements and beams have been verified will treatment begin.

The radiation machine rotates around the patient’s body, but never comes into contact, and the radiation beam is painless and invisible. Patients are asked to lie very still, but needn’t hold their breath. Radiation therapists will leave the room while the radiation beam is administered, but will be able to see and communicate with patients using a video and intercom system.

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