Photos courtesy Dr. William I. Roth
The same 78-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinomas, at five months post therapy.
The control unit is outside the radiation room, thus avoiding the need to work behind a leaded glass window. The control unit counts down duration of treatment and features an emergency stop. "I use a baby monitor to speak with patients during treatment," Dr. Roth said. "I did have one patient who yelled that her eye shields fell off. I hit the emergency button, entered the room, and put the shields back on." The unit holds the reading (pauses therapy) and then allows physicians to continue when ready.
"Radiation therapy has been a part of dermatology basically forever. We have been treating skin cancers since before I was born," Dr. Roth said. "Now that we have some more choices, this should be a part of dermatology again. We should take this back."
Dr. Roth is a consultant and researcher for Sensus, but purchased his SRT-100 at full price.