1. About Cancer
    1. Resources Links
    2. What is Cancer?
    3. Types of Cancer
      1. Breast
      2. Central Nervous System (CNS)
      3. Colorectal
      4. Gynecological
      5. Head and Neck
      6. Kidney/Bladder
      7. Leukemia
      8. Lung
      9. Melanoma
      10. Non-Hogkins Lymphoma
      11. Prostate
      12. Skin
    4. Screenings & Programs
  2. New Patients
    1. Finding Us
    2. What to Expect
    3. What to Bring
    4. Frequently Asked Questions
    5. Patient Video
    6. Glossary of Terms
    7. Patient Support Services
      1. Nursing
      2. Social Services
      3. Dental and Nutritional Services
      4. Transportation
      5. Financial Services
      6. Lymphedema Clinic
      7. Genetic Counseling Clinics
      8. Community Support Groups
  3. Treatment Team
    1. Radiation Oncologists
    2. Medical Physicists
    3. Other Members of the Team
  4. Radiation Therapy
    1. Treatment Technology
      1. IMRT
      2. IGRT
      3. Novalis
      4. TomoTherapy
    2. Imaging Services
      1. Imaging Technology
      2. Planning
    3. Procedures
      1. HDR
      2. Brachytherapy
      3. SRS
      4. SRT
      5. Prostate seed implants
      6. MammoSite
      7. SIRT / SIRTSpheres
      8. Radioimmunotherapy
    4. Radiosurgery Center of Excellence
    5. Clinical Trials
      1. Active Trials
    6. Side effects
  5. Patient Handbook
  6. Financial Services
    1. Billing Office
    2. Insurance and Billing
    3. Medicaid Assistance
    4. Tips to prevent billing problems
  7. Patients Rights and Responsibilities
  8. What Our Patients Say
  9. Cancer Programs and Partners
    1. Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins
      1. About
      2. NCCCP
      3. In the News
      4. Cancer Annual Report
    2. Cancer Program of Mary Bird Perkins and St. Tammany Parish Hospital
      1. About
      2. Cancer Annual Report
    3. Mary Bird Perkins at St. Elizabeth
      1. About
      2. In The News
    4. Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC
      1. About
      2. In the News
    5. Woman's Comprehensive Breast Care
      1. About
      2. Services Provided
      3. In The News
  10. NCCCP
    1. About
    2. Resources
    3. In the News

Cancer Treatment Technology

In keeping with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s commitment of providing the highest standard of patient care -- and maintaining state of the art capabilities -- the volunteer leadership, administration and associated physicians are committed to offering our patients the most current, leading-edge radiation treatment technology in the nation.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s comprehensive radiation therapy services include multiple modalities of treatment including both external and internal methods of treating cancer and other therapies for non-cancerous conditions.

Our treatment technology includes:
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
TomoTherapy
Novalis Shaped Beam Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy