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Radiation Oncology
Radiation therapy uses a beam of high-energy radiation to destroy cancer cells. It can be used alone, or with surgery, chemotherapy and/or other treatments.
The Hospital of Central Connecticut's Radiation Oncology department is accredited by the American College of Radiology, meeting rigorous national standards for quality of care. Department staff members include board-certified radiation oncologists, therapists registered by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, registered nurses, physicists, administrative staff, a radiation safety officer and social worker.
The staff is committed to supporting our patients and helping them understand their treatment and how to manage side effects.
Most radiation therapy is performed on an outpatient basis in the American Savings Foundation Radiation Oncology Treatment Center, 5 Highland St., behind the main entrance to the New Britain General campus.
Opened in 2005, the center offers advanced technology, comfortable exam rooms, a bright waiting area with puzzles, reading material and a computer and convenient patient pick-up and drop-off areas. Free parking is available next to the building.
In addition to standard radiation therapy treatments, the center offers:
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) - Creates a three-dimensional image of irregularly-shaped tumors and precisely directs more intense radiation beams to target tumors from different angles while
sparing surrounding tissue.
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3-D Conformal Radiation therapy (3DCRT) - A computer constructs a three-dimensional view of tumors to pinpoint their shape, size and location. Multiple radiation beams are positioned to conform to the tumor shape, improving accuracy and sparing surrounding tissue.
Radioactive seed implantation (brachytherapy)
Prostate cancer - the George Bray Cancer Center has offered brachytherapy since 1998 for early-stage prostate cancer. Tiny, radioactive seeds -
about the size of a grain of rice -
are implanted into the prostate, in or near the tumor. The minimally invasive procedure usually has faster recovery times and fewer side effects.
Directions to
Radiation
Oncology Treatment Center
From Route 9
- Exit 28 to Route 72 West.
- Take Corbin Ave and turn left.
- Follow the blue hospital signs to Hart Street.
- Turn left off Hart Street onto Griswold Street.
- Turn left off Griswold into the one-way entrance to the Radiation Oncology Treatment Center.
- Patients may be dropped off at the entrance doors; parking is available across from the entrance.
From I-84
- Exit 35 to Route 72 East. Take Corbin Ave and turn right.
- Follow the blue hospital signs to Hart St.
- Turn left off Hart Street onto Griswold Street.
- Turn left off Griswold into the one-way entrance to the Radiation Oncology Treatment Center.
- Patients may be dropped off at the entrance doors; parking is available across from the entrance.
Parking
The American Savings Foundation Oncology Treatment Center is at 5 Highland St., New Britain. Patients may be dropped off at the entrance doors; parking is available across from the entrance.
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