Introduction
Equipment
Faculty and staff


Introduction
The Radiation Oncology center at Tulane University Medical Center uses the latest technological advances in the treatment of cancer patients with radiotherapy. The staff radiation oncologists, each with varied fields of expertise and areas of research interest, have years of experience treating cancer patients. Technological and physics support is provided by a Ph.D.-level radiation physicists with many years of experience in the field.

Advanced technology increases precision and effectiveness of radiation therapy
Varian 2300c/d dual-energy linear accelerator with multi-leaf collimator.
Equipment
The center's equipment includes a Varian 2300 C/D linear accelerator, a Varian Ximatron-CX simulator, a nucletron HDR afterloading system, and a Wellhofer water phontom / film dosimetry system. Treatment planning is performed using a computerized 3-Dimensional Treatment Planning System. The entire department is connected via the IMPAC Information record and verification system. A wide range of specialized treatments can be performed including Total Body Irradiation, and brachytherapy procedures (radioactive implants) utilizing both low-dose rate and high-dose rate sources. The Radiation Oncology program's treatment center is housed in a state-of-the-art facility at the Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic.

See also: Varian Patient Education on Radiation Therapy
http://hcacancerguide.com/cpm/radiation/index.html
An on-line multi-media presentation to acquaint patients with what to expect when undergoing radiation therapy. The webpage requires the Flash multi-media player.

See also: Tulane Department of Radiation Oncology

Faculty and Staff


Marnin Merrick , M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
(504) 988-1070
1415 Tulane Ave., Box HC-62, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
merrick@tulane.edu

Christopher Fox, Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology Physicist
Clinical Instructor
(504) 988-6315, (504) 988-6539 fax
1415 Tulane Ave., Box HC-62, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
cfox3@tulane.edu

Robert Sanford, Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology Physicist
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
(504) 988-6308, (504) 988-6539 fax
1415 Tulane Ave., Box HC-62, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
rsanford@tulane.ed

This page is http://www.som.tulane.edu/cancer/radonc.html
This page was last updated on Wednesday, November 16, 2009

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