Radiation Oncology
The Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center’s radiation oncology team provides comprehensive and personalized consultation, treatment planning, radiotherapy and follow-up for patients undergoing radiation treatment for a wide variety of cancers.
Through our use of state-of-the art technology and our ongoing commitment to exceptional patient care, community members can access safe, high-quality radiation oncology treatment close to home.
Below, Cancer Liaison Physician Maristela Batezini, MD, explains recent advances in radiation oncology and the benefits they can provide Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center patients:
For questions about the Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center or the radiation oncology services we provide, please call (307) 634-9311
Our team
The Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center radiation oncology team is made up of board-certified radiation oncologists, board-certified medical physicists, a registered radiation therapist, certified medical dosimetrists and registered nurses who deliver quality, state-of-the-art care.
Types of treatment
Our radiation oncology team follows National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines, recognized as the “standard of care” for cancer treatments.
At the Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center, we provide the following radiation oncology treatments:
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy delivers radiation through catheters placed in the body. The patient is not considered “radioactive” since the radioactive source is removed after treatments.
External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
Machine-produced radiation is known as External Beam Radiation Therapy, or EBRT. The majority of radiation treatments provided at the Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center are EBRT.
A patient receiving conventional EBRT usually receives the treatment five days per week, Monday – Friday. A patient receiving EBRT is not radioactive after treatment, and no radiation is emitted when the machine stops.
Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Two forms of EBRT we provide at the Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center are Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). Compared to conventional EBRT treatments, SRS and SBRT usually require fewer treatments and higher doses/day. We often schedule SRS and SBRT so the body has time to recover after each treatment.
VitalBeam, the new linear accelerator, has several advancements, including an extremely narrow field of treatment to help ensure the preservation of surrounding tissue, short delivery times, high-resolution imaging and continuous accuracy checks.
