Shalom Kalnicki
Caring.com Expert
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Oncologist Shalom Kalnicki is chairman of radiation oncology at Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. A specialist in IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy), Dr. Kalnicki's recent research shows that new advancements in IMRT are proving far superior to standard radiation procedures in safeguarding the healthy tissues surrounding cancerous tumors, and thus improving patient care.
Recently Published on Caring.com
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Wednesday January 30, 2008
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What is biological treatment planning for radiation therapy?
Answer - This is a brand-new area of radiation therapy that's still being researched but that holds a great deal of promise for colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and other cancers in which some parts of the tumor are growing much faster than others. -
Why does my mother need treatment planning for radiation therapy for lung cancer?
Answer - Many radiation therapy centers now offer advanced technologies that use a variety of computer imaging techniques to image, or "map," the tumor before therapy begins. Scans such as MRIs and CTs capture images of the tumor so the radiation specialists can measure it in three dimensions and determine exactly...
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