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Cancer Treatment CenterWhen you or someone you love is faced with a diagnosis of cancer, you can count on Terre Haute Regional Hospital Cancer Treatment Center to meet your needs. Regional Hospital offers a cancer program approved by the American College of Surgeons, ensuring the highest standard of quality. Radiation Therapy ServicesTerre Haute Regional Hospital Cancer Treatment Center is the first facility in the Wabash Valley to utilize the two latest advanced technologies, IMRT and IGRT. IMRT, “Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy,” delivers doses of radiation with different intensity levels within 2mm square segments. This conforms the radiation dose to the tumor while minimizing the dose to surrounding structures, thereby lessening possible side effects. Dynamic targeting IGRT, “Image Guided Radiation Therapy,” provides precise delivery of radiation by daily verifying the exact tumor location, while allowing normal tissues to receive minimal radiation. The Cancer Center utilizes the Philips Pinnacle 3-D Computer Planning for its treatment planning system. Various radiation beam approaches are visualized so that the best plan, which targets the tumor with the most advantageous dose of radiation, may be selected while sparing healthy tissue. This lengthy planning process is done after the patient leaves the clinic setting, thereby reducing the time a patient has to be in the radiation department. Terre Haute Regional Hospital Cancer treatment Center also performs prostate seed implants for prostate cancer along with our external radiation therapy services. Caring TouchWe understand that undergoing cancer treatment can be a fearful and stressful time. We treat every patient like family by offering a caring, compassionate approach to your treatment. Whether it’s a caring touch, kind word or maybe just someone to listen, we never lose sight of your individual needs and well-being. We also realize that there’s more to your cancer treatment than radiation. The Center offers a multi-disciplinary approach to your care - with resources to help with financial and emotional concerns, nutritional guidance, support groups and educational programs. Our state-of-the-art facility also offers easy accessibility and flexible scheduling that lets you make appointments that fit into your routine. Patients who may need hospitalization during their cancer treatment will find comfort in knowing that there are private rooms dedicated for their stay at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Highly-Trained Specialist
Thomas Schmitz, M.D. is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist with over 18 years of experience. Dr. Schmitz graduated Magna Cum Laude from Creighton University School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Radiation Oncology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Schmitz utilizes the same treatment regimen used by leading research institutes such as the Mayo Clinic. It sounds like high-tech, but it’s more like "high-touch"- cancer specialists trained to give you the highest quality care. At the heart of the fight against cancer are talented professionals and advanced technology working together to find answers. Dr. Schmitz and Terre Haute Regional Hospital’s Cancer Treatment Center staff; with over 181 years of combined clinical treatment of cancers; continue to lead the way in providing state-of-the-art Radiation Oncology to the Wabash Valley. For you, that means highly-skilled care from a treatment team comprised of a radiation oncologist, registered nurses, radiation therapists, a medical physicist and dosimetrist - all working together to ensure the most effective treatment to destroy the cancer while protecting the surrounding healthy tissues. Our dosimetrist and medical physicist work closely with Dr. Schmitz to optimize each individual treatment plan. Radiation fields and dose calculations are customized specifically for the type and extent of each person’s disease. Contact InformationFor more information about the Terre Haute Regional Hospital Cancer Treatment Center, please call 812-237-9326. |
Terre Haute, IN 47802
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