Linear Accelerator

Linear Accelerator

To provide cancer patients with state-of-the-art treatments to fight their illness, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Foundation has contributed 1.3 million dollars towards the purchase of a new linear accelerator, which delivers a uniform dose of high-energy x-ray to the region of the tumor, destroying the cancer cells while sparing the surroundign normal tissue.  The linear accelerator (LINAC) is the most versatile machine that has the capability of offering all forms of external beam radiation therapies as well as the most advanced targeted treatment methods, including Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiography (IGRT) and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS).  The LINAC enables physicians to choose and use appropriate treatments by offering the full spectrum of options, all in one machine in a single room.

"We know how hard a diagnosis of cancer can be to a patient and his or her family," says Sue Krueger, Manager, Sister Theresa Cancer Care Center.  "That is why we are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art equipment for our patients fighting cancer.  This is a great form of technology that will provide more precise and less debilitating radiation treatments to cancer patients, right here in the Joliet area."