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Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: peterlee on September 23, 2015, 02:52:49 pm

Title: recommendation a radiation treatment in Chicago area.
Post by: peterlee on September 23, 2015, 02:52:49 pm: I being told radiation will be the best option in my case.
I currently reside in Chicago , Illinois.
I decided to teat my An with radiation.

I met few physicians but none give me enough confident.
I have questions :
a) Should I have a neurosurgeon or radiation oncologist to do the radiation ?

b) there are different ways to deliver the radiation (Gamma Knife, Linac, Novalis,
Xknife, Cyberknife),
Among all these , which one is better & should I pay attention if the medical institute
use a newer model on their equipment ?

c) Would anyone suggest a good hospital/physician on this radiation treatment?

My AN tumor size is 2.1 cm x 1.8cm.

Thanks so much.
Title: Re: recommendation a radiation treatment in Chicago area.
Post by: darcys on January 04, 2016, 01:09:30 pm: I live in Chicago. I met with doctors at Rush, Northwestern and in the suburbs when researching my GK options. I ended up going to Mayo for the procedure in June 2015, that was where I felt the most comfortable and confident in the doctors. It's only a 5.5 hour drive from Chicago.
To answer your other question, GK at Mayo is performed by a neurosurgeon working with a radiation oncologist. I cannot say enough good things about my experience. So if you haven't already made a decision with a local dr/hospital, it may be worth looking into.

Good luck.
Title: Re: recommendation a radiation treatment in Chicago area.
Post by: DizzyMamaIL on March 03, 2016, 04:12:22 pm: Curious to know what you ended up doing. I am also in the Chicago area and am consulting physicians at Loyola. Have you had the treatment?
Title: Re: recommendation a radiation treatment in Chicago area.
Post by: areles on March 03, 2016, 08:44:30 pm: i too am curious as to what you ended up doing, and how it turned out. i hope well.