Veterinary Specialists of South Florida offers multiple forms of radiation therapy. Some tumors are more responsive to one form of radiation than another. We offer the most simple and direct form of radiation therapy (Sr90 plesiotherapy for superficial, small masses), Orthovoltage therapy for the most direct treatment of cutaneous (skin) and subcutaneous (just under the skin) masses, Megavoltage therapy for deeper tumors that do not present complex considerations , to the most complex, state of the art forms of radiation therapy (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery) for deeply seated, complex tumors.
Your Radiation Oncologist will evaluate your pets overall health, review in specific detail the cancer diagnosis, discuss treatment options (including other treatment modalities, likely side effects, the likely outcomes, and the anticipated expense), and help you choose the treatment(s) that will best serve your pet and yourself.
If you elect to treat with radiation, various staging procedures (ranging from a physical examination to an MR scan and CT scan with MR/CT fusion) will be performed to critically identify the extent of the tumor and direct the radiation therapy. We are proud to be the only practice in South Florida that can provide all of these tests and synthesized planning services.
Veterinary Specialists of South Florida has offered radiation therapy since 1994 - over a decade longer than any other practice in our area. Our equipment is state of the art and we are extremely proud of our role in the development of some equipment that is now used extensively in the radiation therapy treatment of people.
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