Radiation Oncology Facilities

Facility / City / Phone / Website / Contact / Types of Radiotherapy
Brachytherapy
Available / Diagnostic
Equipment / Internal
Emitters /
ALABAMA
Auburn University / Auburn / 334-844-5045 / http://www.vetmedauburn.edu / Dr. William Brawner
DVM, PhD, ACVR / Accelerator
Ir-192, Sr-90
Iridum-192
Strontium-90 / Computed
MRI
Nuclear Medicine
Ultrasound / 1-131
ARIZONA
Arizona Veterinary Oncology / Gilbert / 480-635-1110 / www.azvs.com / Dr. Eric Boshoven / L Accelerator
6 MV, 4-13MeV
Strontium-90 / CT, MRI, Radioiodine Therapy, Radiation Therapy / 1-131 (Cats & Dogs)
Southwest Veterinary Oncology / Gilbert / 520-888-4498 / http://www.azvma.org / Dr. Jennifer Arnold / Cobalt-60
Strontium-90 / CT/MRI Radiology, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, CT, Nuclear Scintigraphy, / 1-131, P-32
CALIFORNIA
VCA Bay Area Veterinary Specialists / San Leandro / 510-483-7387 / http://www.bayvetspecialists.com / Dr. Cecile T. Siedlecki / Linear accelerator 4 MV / CT/NM Gamma Camera / 1-131
VCA All Care Animal Referral Center / Fountain Valley / 714-963-0909 / http://www.acarc.com / Jin Young Heo, DVM, DACVR / Cobalt / MRI, CT and Ultrasound
Animal Specialty Group / Glendale / 818-787-8008 / www.asgvets.com / Dr. Rodney D. Ayl / Orthovoltage,
Strontium 90
Hyperthermia / Ultrasound,
MRI/CT
Digital radiography
California Veterinary Specialists / Carlsbad / 760-431-2273 / www.californiaveterinaryspecialists.com / Dr. David Proulx, DVM, MSpVM / Linear Accelerator / Ultrasound CT, and MRI. / 1-131
VCA Sacramento Animal Medical Group / Sacramento / 310-371-6500 / http://www.vcaspecialtyvets.com / Genevieve Hammond, DACVR / Accelerator 4MV / Ultrasound, MRI, Digital Radiology
/ 1-131
Sage Centers for Veterinary & Emergency Care / Campbell / 408-343-7243 / http://www.sagecenters.com / Catherine McDonald, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator 6MV,6-16 MeV / Ultrasound, MRI, CT
Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego / San Diego / 858-875-7500 / www.vshd.com / Dr. Blaise Burke / Linear Accelerator 6MV, 4-12 MeV / Radiography
Ultrasound, CT, MRI / 1-131
University of California at Davis / Davis / 530-752-1393 / www.vetmeduddavis.edu / Eric Johnson, DVM, DACVR (Interim Chief of Service)
Rachel Pollard DVM, PhD, DACVR
Mathieu Spriet, DVM, MS, DACVR, DECVDI
Erik Wisner, DVM, DACVR
Allison Zwingenberger, DVM, DACVR, DECVDI / Accelerator, 4MV, 6/10 MV, 4-20MeV orthovoltage, Ir-92, Sr-90, I-131
Strontium-90 / CT/MRI,
Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine / 1-131
VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital / West Los Angeles / 310-473-2951 / http://www.vcawla.com / Lauren Askin, DACVR / Cobalt / CT, MRI
Digital Radiography
Veterinary Cancer Referral Group has four different locations.
Veterinary Cancer Referral Group
City of Angels VeterinarySpecialty CenterCulver City, CA 90232Veterinary Cancer Referral GroupVeterinary Cancer Referral Group / Tustin
Culver City
San Fernando Valley
South Orange County / 949-552-8274
310-558-6111
818-888-6882
949-262-5150 / www.vetcancergroup.com
www.vetcancergroup.com
www.vetcancergroup.com
www.vetcancergroup.com / Dr. Jared Lyons / Linear Accelerator
6MV, 6-20 MeV
Cyberknife / CT/MR
Digital X-ray
Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine
Varian Triology Radiation
COLORADO
Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado / Englewood / 303-874-2054 / http://www.vrcc.com / Robyn Elmslie, DVM, ACVIM / Linear Accelerator / Ultrasound / 1-131
Animal Cancer Center
Colorado State University / Fort Collins / 970-297-4195 / http://www.csuanimalcancercenter.org / Susan LaRue, DVM, Ph.D., Diplomate ACVS, ACVR (Radiation Oncology)
James Custis, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR (Radiation Oncology) / Varian Trilogy System, IMRT
ACVR, RO Accelerator 6MV, 4-12 MeV
Stereotactic Radiation / CT/MRI, PET / 1-131
FLORIDA
Veterinary Radiology Specialists of South Florida / Orange Park / 954-437-9630 / http://www.amccc.com / Dr. Ronald Burk / Orthovoltage, Ir-192, Pd, Sr-90
Strontium-90 / Ultrasound, CT, MRI, Fluroscopy / 1-131
Southeast Veterinary Oncology / Orange Park / 904-278-3870 / www.petcancercare.com / Dr. Tracy LaDue / Linear Accelerator
Strontiium-90 / CT, MRI, Digital Radiology, US / 1-131
Affiliated Veterinary Specialists / Orlando / 407-644-1287 / www.AVSpecialists.com / Eric A. Ferrell, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.R
Jason B. Arble, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.R., M.S
David M. Lurie, B.V.Sc, D.A.C.V.I.M. (Oncology),
D.A.C.V.R. (Radiation)
Diplomate, A.C.V.R., Radiation Oncology / Linear Accelerator 6MV,6-20 MeV / Radiography, Ultrasound, MRI, CT Scan & nuclear medicine
GEORGIA
Blue Pearl Georgia Veterinary Specialists
Blue Pearl Georgia Veterinary Specialists / Sandy Springs
Gwinnett / 404-459-0903
770.277.8600 / http://bluepearlvet.com/georgia/overview/sandysprings
http://bluepearlvet.com/georgia/overview/lawrenceville / Dr. Terrance Hamilton / Linear Accelerator 6MV / 1-131
University of Georgia / Athens / http://www.uga.edu / Koichi Nagata
DVM, DACVR
Assistant Professor / ACVR Cobalt, Sr-90, Iridum, Ir-192 CT
Strontium-90 / MRI, CT, Ultrasound / 1-131
ILLINOIS
Vet Specialty Center / Buffalo Grove / 847-459-7535 / http://www.vetspecialty.com / Dr. Hylton Gelb / Linear Accelerator / X-ray, CT scan, ultrasound, MRI and nuclear medicine / 1-131
VCA Aurora Animal Hospital / Aurora / 630-301-6100 / http://www.vcaspecialtyvets.com / Donna Almondia, VMD, DACVR / Linear Accelerator / Radiographs, MRI, Fluoroscopy, CT, and ultrasound.
University of Illinois
Cancer Care Clinic / Urbana / 217-333-5300 / http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu / Dr. Laura Garrett / Cobalt 60
Strontium-90 / CT/MRI
Nuclear imaging Ultrasound
optical coherence tomography / I-131
INDIANA
Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital / West Lafayette / 765-494-1107 / http://www.vet.purdue.edu/vth/small-animal/radiation-oncology.php / Jeannie Poulson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVR / 6 MV Varian EX linear accelerator and 120-leaf multi-leaf collimator (MLC) / CT/MRI and nuclear medicine / I-131
KANSAS
Kansas State University / Manhattan / 785-532-5690 / http://www.vet.k-state.edu/vhc / David S. Biller, DVM, ACVR / Linear Accelerator 6Mv, 5-12 MeV / CT/MRI
Ultrasound,
Nuclear Medicine
Radiography / I-131
LOUISIANA / Baton Rouge / 225-578-9600 / www.vetmed.lsu.edu / Kejiro Shiomitsu, BVSc
Diplomate ACVR / Linear Accelerator / Radiography, digital fluoroscopy, ultrasonography, MRI, CT, Nuclear Scintigraphy.
MARYLAND
VCA Veterinary Referral Associates / Gaithersburg / 301-340-3225 / http://www.vcavra.com / Dr. Eric Boshoven, DVMDACVR / Linear Accelerator 6MV + electrons
Strontium-90 / Ultrasound, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, Fluoroscopy / I-131
MASSACHUSETTS
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital / Boston / 617-541-5136 / http://www.mspca.org / Lyndsay Kubicek, DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator / CT/MRI, Radiology, Ultrasound / I-131
Tufts University / Grafton / 508-839-5395 / http://tufts.edu/vet / Dominique G. Penninck - PhD, DVM, DACVR, DECVDI / Accelerator 6MV, 6-21 MeV
Strontium-90 / 1.5 Tesla MRI, Ultrasound nuclear medicine suite helical multislice CT
New England Veterinary Oncology Group (NEVOG) / Waltham / 781-684-8688 / http://nevog.com / Dr. Sheri Siegel
Dr. Kari Rosen / 21EX linear accelerator / CT
MICHIGAN
Animal Cancer and Imaging Center / Rochester Hills / 248-656-3808 / http://www.veterinarycancer.com / Dr. Joyce Obradovich / Linear Accelerator / CT/MRI
Michigan State University
Center for Comparative Oncology / East Lansing / 517-353-5420 / http://cvm.msu.edu/vth. / Dr. Elizabeth McNiel / Orthovoltage, Linear Accelerator 6/10 MV,3-20 MeV / Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, CT, MRI
Blue Pearl Specialty & Emergency / Southfield / 248-354-6640 / http://bluepearlvet.com/michigan/overview-2/southfield / Michelle Rose, DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator / CT scans, MRIs, digital x-rays and ultrasounds
MISSOURI
VMTH – University of Missouri / Columbia / 573-882-7821 / http://missouri.edu / Jimmy Lattimer, DVM / Linear Accelerator 8MV, 5-12 MeV / MRI/NM / I-131(dogs and cats) Sm-153
NEW JERSEY
Garden State Veterinary Specialists / Tinton Falls / 732-922-0011 / www.gsvs.org / Dr. Michelle Cohen / Linear Accelerators 6 MV, 5-12 MeV / CT/MRI / I-131
Red Barn Veterinary Hospital / Red Bank / 732-747-3636 / http://rbvh.net / Dustin Lewis, DVM, ACVR / Linear Accelerator / Ultrasound, CT/MRI
Veterinary MRI and Radiotherapy Center / Clifton / 973-772-9902 / http://www.vetmrirt.com / Justin Goggin, DVM, ACVR / RRT, Linear Accelerator / CT/MRI
NEW MEXICO
Veterinary Cancer Care / Santa Fe / 505-982-4492 / www.vetcancercare.com / Dr. Jeanette Kelly / Linear accelerator 6/18 MV, 6-15 MeV
NEW YORK
Animal Medical Center / New York City / 212-838-8100 / http://www.amcny.org / Rachel St. Vincent, DVM, DACVR / Cobalt-60
Strontium-90, IMRT / CT/MRI
Radiology, Ultrasound / I-131
Cornell University / Ithaca / http://www.cornell.edu / Margaret McEntee, DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator 6MV 5-14MeV
Strontium-90< / CT/MRI, Ultrasound,Radiology / I-131
BluePearl Specialty & Emergency Medicine / Brooklyn
New York City
Queens / 718-596-0099
212-767-0099
718- 263-0099 / http://bluepearlvet.com/newyork/overview/brooklyn
http://bluepearlvet.com/newyork/doctors
http://bluepearlvet.com/newyork/doctors / Lora-Michiels, Michaël, DVM, MS, DACVR
Timothy Rocha, DVM, DACVIM
Joshua Lachowicz, DVM, DACVIM / Linear Accelerator 6MV, 6-20 MeV / CT/MRI
Ultrasound
Fluroscopy,
Radiology
Veterinary Specialists of Rochester / Rochester / 716-271-7815 / www.vetspecialistsofrochester.com / Dr. Jennifer L. Bouma, DACVR / Cobalt / UltraSound
MRI
VCA Animal Specialty Center / Yonkers / 914- 779-5000 / http://www.animalspecialtycenter.com / Jason Berg, DACVR
Sara Charney, DACVR / CyberKnife / MRI
Aquilion 16 CT Scanner
Digital Radiography
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina State University / Raleigh / 919-513-6292 / http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/vhc/tc/clinical_services/onco / Tracy Gieger, DVM, DACVIM / Linear Accelerator / 3D treatment planning system, CT
Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas / Cary / 919-233-4911 / www.VSHCarolinas.com / Dr. David Ruslander / Linear Accelerator / Radioagrapy, Ultrasound, MRI, CT
OHIO
Radiation Oncology Center at MedVet / Worthington / 800-891-9010 / http://www.medvetforpets.com / Dr. Deborah Prescott / Linear accelerator 6MV, 5-12 MeV / CT/MRI
The Ohio State University / Columbus / 614-292-3551 / www.vet.ohio-state.edu / Dr. Eric Green / Linear Accelerator 6MV, 5-12 MeV
Strontium-90 / CT/MRI / I-131
OREGON
Portland Veterinary Oncology Center / Beaverton / 503-644-6581 / www.portvetonc.com / Dr. Juliana Cyman / Linear Accelerator 6MV 6-20 MeV / CT/MRI
PENNSYLVANIA
Veterinary Teaching Hospital – University of Pennsylvania / Philadelphia / 215-898-5448 / http://www.upenn.edu / Dr. Lila Duda / Linear Accelerator 6MV / MRI, Ultrasound, CT, Xray / I-131
Veterinary Oncology Services / Chalfont / 215-822-8225 / http://www.vosrc.net / Dr. Ann Jeglum / Linear Accelerator 6MV & electrons
SOUTH CAROLINA
Upstate Veterinary Specialists / Greenville / 864-233-7650 / www.upstatevetspecialists.com / Don Thrall, DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator / Ultrasound, MRI, Xrays / I-131
TENNESSEE
University of Tennessee
Veterinary Teaching Hospital / Knoxville / 865-974-8387 / http://www.utk.edu / Nathan Lee, ACVR / Cobalt teletherapy, Sr-90, Ir-192 CT / MRI/CT, Ultrasound / I-131
TEXAS
VCA Animal Diagnostic Clinic / Dallas / 972-267-8300 / http://www.vcaspecialtyvets.com/animal-diagnostic-clinic-dallas / Zachary Wright, DVM, ACVIM / Linear Accelerator, l-131 / Ultrasound
Capital Area Veterinary Specialists / Austin / 517-432-4700 / http://cavstvo.com / Philil Treuil DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator / CT
Ultrasound
Veterinary Specialists of North Texas / Houston / 972-437-9499 / http://www.vsnt.com / Glen King, DVM, MS, DACVR / Accelerator 4MV
Orthovoltage / CT/MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Radiography / I-131
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine / College Station / 409-845-9081 / https://www.tamu.edu / Bunita Eichelberger, DVM, MS, DACVR / Cobalt, lr-192, Sr-90 CT, Strontium-90 / Nuclear Medicine, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Radiology / I-131
VIRGINIA
Regional Veterinary Referral Center / Springfield / 800-569-7070 / www.vetreferralcenter.com / Dr. Ira Gordon / Linear Acce-lerator / CT, MRI / I-131
VCA Southpaws Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center / Fairfax / 703-752-9100 / www.southpaws.com / Deborah L’Heureux, DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator 4MV photons / I-131
WASHINGTON
Animal Cancer Specialists / Seattle / 206-364-3733 / http://www.animalcancerspecialists.com / Karri Meleo, DVM, DACVR / Linear Accelerator 6 MV & electrons / CT/MRI / I-131
Washington State University –
Veterinary Teaching Hospital / Pullman / 509-335-0754 / http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu / Dr. Pat Gavin
Dr. Janean Fidel / Linear Accelerator 6/10MV, 5-15 MeV & electrons
Strontium-90 / CT/MRI, Ultrasound, Radiography,
Nuclear Medicine / I-131
WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin / Madison / 608-263-7600 / http://uwveterinarycare.wisc.edu / Lisa Forrest, DVM / Cobalt-60 / CT, MRI access / I-131

Definitions.

The CyberKnife is a radiosurgery system designed to treat well-defined tumors at any site in the body. The CyberKnife is most often used to treat malignancies located in the brain, spine, head and neck, lung, liver, pancreas, and prostate, but can be used to treat tumors anywhere in the body. CyberKnife radiosurgery offers patients advantages over conventional radiation therapy and gamma knife radiosurgery including:

• Treatment in one to five sessions

• No need for a head frame with brain treatment

• Continuous adjustment and correction for motion

CyberKnife uses image guidance and robotics to maintain a high degree of precision and is particularly useful for tumors that are close to critical structures. The system's x-ray cameras monitor movement during treatment by tracking small markers implanted in the tumor or by tracking the body's skeletal structures such as the skull. A robotic arm fitted with a linear accelerator aims many small radiation beams at the tumor from multiple different angles. This allows us to give a high radiation dose to the tumor and a low radiation dose to the surrounding normal tissues. The robotic arm automatically compensates for any movement to ensure accurate delivery of each radiation beam. This system effectively combines robotics and advanced image guidance to deliver frameless radiosurgery to many tumors considered untreatable with surgery or conventional radiation.

I-131 (also called Radioiodine I-131) therapy is a treatment for an overactive thyroid, a condition called hyperthyroidism. Radioactive iodine I-131 may also be used to treat thyroid cancer. There is no equipment used during radioactive iodine therapy.

Internal emitters are any radioactive materials that are retained in the body.

Orthovoltage is a type of radiation therapy that has been available for over 60 years. The x-rays are strong enough to kill cancer cells but do not penetrate more than a few millimeters beyond the surface of the skin. Orthovoltage treatments are given for very superficial, small tumors such as skin cancers.

Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis). Radiotherapy may be used for curative or adjuvant cancer treatment. It is used as palliative treatment (where cure is not possible and the aim is for local disease control or symptomatic relief) or as therapeutic treatment (where the therapy has survival benefit and it can be curative). Total body irradiation (TBI) is a radiotherapy technique used to prepare the body to receive a bone marrow transplant. The use of radiotherapy in non-malignant conditions is limited partly by worries about the risk of radiation-induced cancers.

Radiotherapy is commonly used for the treatment of malignant tumors (cancer), and may be used as the primary therapy. It is also common to combine radiotherapy with surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy or some mixture of the three. Most common cancer types can be treated with radiotherapy in some way. The precise treatment intent (curative, adjuvant, neoadjuvant, therapeutic, or palliative) will depend on the tumour type, location, and stage, as well as the general health of the patient.