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Patients find Infusion Services a comfortable, convenient place to receive chemotherapy as well as blood transfusions, P.I.C.C. line insertions, intravenous antibiotic therapy, hydration therapy and other procedures. Southeast's highly trained Infusion Services staff works closely with physicians throughout the treatment process.
Physicians may also schedule procedures such as bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture and thoracentesis at Southeast's Infusion Services.
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Radiation Therapy is an important part of treatment for many cancer patients. Southeast's Radiation Therapy Department is among the state's finest, both in terms of personnel and technology. |
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Specialty:
Radiation Oncology
Practice:
Southeast Missouri Hospital
1701 Lacey
Cape Girardeau
Phone: 573-651-5544
Fax: 573-651-5802
Board Certification:
Board Certified by the American Board of Radiation Oncology
Medical Degree:
M.D., University of Louisville, KY
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Southeast Missouri Hospital has brought cancer care in the region to a new level with the addition of a powerful new linear accelerator for the Hospital's Regional Cancer Center. World-class technology is incorporated into the new Varian Clinac 21EX linear accelerator, which replaced one of the center's two linear accelerators.
Now, Southeast has the same linear accelerator technology found at internationally-known cancer centers including M.D. Anderson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and the Mayo Clinic.
The new accelerator is equipped to deliver Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), the most precise form of radiation therapy available. It can be used to treat tumors that might have been considered untreatable in the past due to close proximity to vital organs and structures. The linear accelerator's 120-Multileaf collimator allows physicians to virtually "paint" on the contours of an irregularly shaped tumor while sparing exposure to healthy tissue.
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Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau becamethe first hospital in Missouri to offer the revolutionary new Novalis® Shaped Beam Surgery™ cancer treatment system. Patient treatment on the Novalis system began at Southeast's Regional Cancer Center in July 2004.
Since 1967, when Southeast introduced Radiation Therapy to the Cape Girardeau region, the Hospital has continuously worked to bring leading-edge technology close to home for cancer patients and their families.
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Southeast Missouri Hospital is fortunate to have all types of surgical specialists available on its Medical Staff. Among the specialty areas are head and neck, thoracic, gastrointestinal, gynecological, urological, orthopedic, plastic and neurosurgery.
Treatment of some cancers may involve surgery alone. Others may require the combined modalities of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. |
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Southeast's Radiology Department offers a full scope of diagnostic capabilities, including nuclear medicine, CT scanning, ultrasound, mammography, positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Southeast is the first hospital in this community and one of the first in the region to use a picture archiving communications system (PACS). The development of digital imaging and filmless PACS technology is one of the most important developments in the field of Radiology since the discovery of X-rays in the late 1800s. Southeast's digital imaging system includes a sophisticated PACS mainframe archiving terminal that receives digital image files from various diagnostic imaging modalities throughout the Hospital including CT, MRI, Ultrasound and traditional x-rays. Those images can be accessed in seconds by radiologists in the Radiology Department, physicians in the Regional Cancer Center or other medical personnel throughout the Hospital on one of more than 30 computer work stations capable of displaying those images.
On-line consultation with multiple physicians and the radiologist, with all reviewing the same image, allows for faster diagnosis and initiation of patient care.
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a valuable tool in diagnosing and staging many forms of cancer, and is especially beneficial when used in conjunction with other scanning technologies and diagnostic techniques such as mammography, biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tomography (CT).
At the heart of Southeast's PET scanner is among the most technologically advanced in the nation, providing physicians with images that are unsurpassed by any other PET unit in the region.
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Southeast's MRImaging Center, located on the ground floor of the Regional Cancer Center, offers the latest in magnetic resonance imaging. The Center's powerful new Siemens Magnetrom MRI system offers a wide array of diagnostic imaging capabilities and with its short, flared chamber is patient friendly.
Southeast's MRI can be used to evaluate tissue, determining whether tissue is simply scar tissue or a more serious tumor regrowth, in many cases eliminating the need for a surgical biopsy.
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Mammography at Southeast Missouri Hospital is a complete diagnostic exam that includes all possible views of each breast. The exam is performed by specially trained female technologists, and results are read immediately by a board-certified radiologist. Southeast's mammography service is accredited by the American College of Radiology and is listed with the American Cancer Society as a certified program. |
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The latest in cancer monitoring is available in the Southeast Missouri Hospital Laboratory. Tumor markers, genetic testing, flow cytometry and cytogenetics are all important in cancer diagnosis. |
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