Frankford’s Prostate Seed Implantation Team includes Physicist Jin Yu Xue, PhD, Radiation Oncologist and Program Director Eric Gressen, MD, (center), and ultrasonagrapher Kristy Carpino, BS RDMS RT(R), (right).

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At Frankford Hospital’s Cancer Center, an experienced team of radiation oncology physicians, physicists, nurses and therapists evaluate prostate cancer patients with the assistance of the newest technology available. All board certified in radiation oncology and faculty members of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Frankford’s radiation oncologists offer patients customized treatment in a caring environment. Individual plans of care can include one or a combination of treatments, including surgery, the latest radiation therapy technology and delivery systems, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Technology...

External Radiation Therapy
For patients who require external beam radiation therapy, the Radiation Oncology Department at Frankford Hospital – Torresdale is equipped with two Varian 2100C linear accelerators and the most advanced three-dimensional treatment planning system. Patients are also offered the precision of Intensity Modulated Radiation Treatment (IMRT), a new treatment technology that enables more precise delivery of external radiation therapy by varying the intensity of the radiation beam. This is one of the newest forms of radiation therapy and is currently available at only a few hospitals in the Philadelphia area. IMRT also employs Multi Leaf Collimation, a process that uses sophisticated computer software to automatically shape patients’ individual therapy plans and target their cancer site.

Prostate Seed Implantation Therapy
Frankford provides internal radiation therapy in the form of prostate seed implantation (also called brachytherapy). This outpatient procedure involves inserting low-dose radioactive “seeds” into the prostate to administer localized radiation therapy to the tumor. A urologist, radiation oncologist and diagnostic radiologist, along with dedicated ultrasonographers, physicists and operating room personnel, work closely to create an individualized treatment plan with the assistance of the latest ultrasound equipment and treatment planning software.

The implantation procedures are performed in a state-of-the-art Cystoscopy Suite at Frankford Hospital – Bucks County in Langhorne, Pa. Highlighted by a high percentage of positive patient outcomes, Frankford’s Prostate Seed Implantation Program has grown to be one of the largest in the Delaware Valley.

Research...
Frankford’s prostate cancer patients also have access to a number of national clinical research studies supported by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) and the Jefferson Oncology Group (JOG). For more information on Frankford’s Clinical Trials, please call 215-612-4881.

For more information on prostate cancer treatment and Radiation Oncology services at Frankford Hospital, or to receive a physician referral or appointment, please call 215-612-4300 or 1-800-JEFF-NOW.