Jacksonville, FL -- The AccuBoost system, which provides an accurate "boost" dose of radiation to targeted tissue following breast cancer surgery, will be in use beginning in May at Baptist Cancer Institute in Jacksonville, Florida, adjacent to the Margaret and Robert Hill Breast Center in San Marco.
Typically, early-stage breast cancer is treated with radiation following a lumpectomy to remove the cancerous tissue.
The traditional radiation method is to provide one dose to the entire breast, and to also give an extra or "boost" dose to tissue adjacent to the area where cancer was removed. The reason is that cancer is most likely to reappear in this tissue.
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Recent randomized trials report that providing a boost dose of radiation reduces the recurrence rate by an additional one-third.
"The problem that AccuBoost addresses is how to provide a boost dose if the targeted tissue is deep within the breast or located along the chest wall," said Sonja Schoeppel, MD, chief of Radiation Oncology at Baptist Medical Center, who will be using the AccuBoost system at Baptist Cancer Institute.
With AccuBoost, the physician uses mammogram images to target only the tissue around the lumpectomy site, without providing unnecessary radiation to other healthy tissue. AccuBoost conforms the dose to the shape and location of the targeted tissue, and digital mapping can correct the boost dose during the procedure.
Baptist Medical Center is the only hospital-based healthcare provider in Jacksonville with AccuBoost.
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About Baptist Health
Baptist Health is a faith-based, mission-driven system comprised of Baptist Medical Center Downtown and Baptist Heart Hospital; Baptist Medical Center Beaches; Baptist Medical Center Nassau; Baptist Medical Center South; and Wolfson Children's Hospital - Jacksonville's only children's hospital. All Baptist Health hospitals, along with Baptist Home Health Care, have achieved Magnet™ status, an international quality designation that recognizes excellence in patient care. Baptist Health also includes cardiology and cardiovascular surgery services; a comprehensive cancer center; orthopaedic institute; women's resource center; neurosciences, including neurosurgery and two Joint Commission-certified stroke centers; a full range of psychology and psychiatry services; outpatient facilities; urgent care services and a network of primary care physicians' offices throughout Northeast Florida. Baptist Health is the official healthcare provider for the Jacksonville Jaguars. For more information, visit www.e-baptisthealth.com. For information on Wolfson Children's Hospital, visit www.wolfsonchildrens.org.
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