Learn more about Rush Radiosurgery and TrueBeam STx treatment.

1. Rush
Radiosurgery
is
a
clinical
service
of
Rush
University
Medical
Center.
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

2. What is TrueBeam STx?
TrueBeam
STx
is
the
latest
in
advanced
radiosurgery
technology.
It
treats
paHents
with
a
procedure
called
stereotac(c
radiosurgery,
a
noninvasive
method
of
treaHng
tumors
with
high-­‐
dose
radiaHon
precisely
aimed
from
different
angles.
How
does
TrueBeam
STx
work?
• TrueBeam
STx
destroys
cancerous
and
benign
tumors
with
high-­‐dose,
highly
accurate
radiaHon
beams
while
minimizing
damage
to
healthy
Hssue.
• The
machine
rotates
around
you,
delivering
targeted
radiaHon
from
various
angles
that
match
the
shape
of
the
tumor
being
treated.
• A
typical
session
takes
about
15
minutes,
reducing
potenHal
errors
that
can
occur
in
longer-­‐lasHng
procedures.
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

3. The TrueBeam STx System
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

4. Why Choose TrueBeam STx?
• Treatment
is
an
outpaHent
procedure
• Extreme
precision
minimizes
radiaHon
exposure
to
normal
Hssue
• Beam
shaping
offers
highly
accurate
and
uniform
treatment
• Short
treatment
Hmes
-­‐
about
15
minutes
• PaHents
return
immediately
to
normal
rouHnes
with
minimal
side
effects
• No
overnight
hospital
stay
required
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

5. What does TrueBeam STx treat?
arteriovenous
malformaHon
• brain
tumors
• acousHc
neuroma
/
vesHbular
schwannoma
• brain
metastases
• glomus
jugulare
• recurrent
gliomas
• meningioma
• pituitary
adenoma
• kidney
tumors
• lung
tumors
• ocular
/
orbital
tumors
• pancreaHc
cancer
• spinal
tumors
• trigeminal
neuralgia
• liver
cancer
• hemangioblastomas
• uveal
melanomas
• cavernous
angiomas
• neurofibromas
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

6. What is the treatment process?
ConsultaHon
Meet
with
the
TrueBeam
STx
Create
an
individualized
Appointment
team
treatment
plan
PotenHal
Tissue
Markers
Pretreatment
CT
Scan
MRI
Lab
Studies
(extracranial
tumors
or
lesions)
Procedures*
The
TrueBeam
The
system
TrueBeam
Technicians
help
STx
system
periodically
takes
If
needed,
the
moves
around
x-­‐ray
images
and
paHent
returns
STx
you
onto
the
treatment
table
you
firing
compares
them
to
for
up
to
4
more
Treatment
targeted
radiaHon
beams
the
CT
scan
data
to
track
the
tumor
treatments.
Follow-­‐up
imaging
and
physical
Follow-­‐up
consultaHon
to
monitor
tumor’s
progress
*The
procedures
required
as
part
of
your
individualized
treatment
plan,
and
the
order
in
which
they
will
occur,
will
be
explained
during
your
consultaHon
visit.
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

7. Our Center
Under
the
direcHon
of
medical
director
Dr.
Aidnag
Diaz,
Rush
Radiosurgery
combines
experienced
physicians
and
the
latest
medical
advances
to
provide
paHents
with
excepHonal
care.
The
cancer
treatment
facility
opened
in
March
2012
on
the
campus
of
Rush
University
Medical
Center.
Our
doctors
are
board
cerHfied
in
radiaHon
oncology
and
have
several
areas
of
specialty,
including
head
and
neck
cancers,
prostate
cancer
and
lung
cancer.
Medical
Director:
Dr.
Aidnag
Diaz
TrueBeam
STx
Program
Nurse:
Felicia
Pautsch
Connect
with
us
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com

8. The US Radiosurgery Network
A
joint
venture
of
Rush
University
Medical
Center
and
US
Radiosurgery,
Rush
Radiosurgery
is
a
clinical
service
of
Rush
University
Medical
Center.
Based
in
Nashville,
Tennessee,
US
Radiosurgery
is
a
division
of
Alliance
Oncology
and
partners
with
hospitals
and
physician
groups
around
the
U.S.
to
develop
and
operate
full-­‐body
radiosurgical
centers.
Collec(vely,
the
US
Radiosurgery
network
of
centers
has
treated
thousands
of
pa(ents
since
the
opening
of
the
company’s
first
center
in
2003.
The
group
of
faciliHes
is
acHvely
engaged
in
research,
with
physicians
regularly
presenHng
papers
and
authoring
arHcles
related
to
the
efficacy
of
CyberKnife
treatment
for
various
types
of
tumors
and
lesions.
Tumors
of
the
lung,
brain
and
prostate,
as
well
as
certain
funcHonal
disorders
such
as
trigeminal
neuralgia,
have
become
key
treatment
areas
throughout
the
network
of
centers.
500
South
Paulina
Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60612
(312)
942-­‐4600
www.rushradiosurgery.com