This advanced diagnostic technique enables women with benign breast masses to avoid surgery and a one to two-day hospital stay. Women whose masses are identified as malignant can begin discussing treatment alternatives with their physicians within 24 hours after the mass was first identified. Radioactive Seed Implant or Brachy Therapy is offered for the treatment of prostate cancer. SSMC Urologists and Radiation Oncologist collaborate in providing this treatment for men with prostate cancer. Patients are anesthesized and usually remain in the hospital overnight.
Patients continue to be monitored by their urologist and radiation oncologist.
SSMC is the only hospital in Westchester County that offers state of the art technology for this procedure. The SSMC Department of Radiology also offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests to determine if a patient is at risk for heart disease. In addition to electrocardiograms and echocardiography, Standard Treadmill Stress Tests and Nuclear Stress Studies help determine the efficiency of the heart muscle and whether there is an adequate supply of blood to the heart both during and after a patient exercises. The SSMC Department of Radiology also offers three Spect gamma cameras that enable physicians to effectively diagnose a variety of heart disorders as well as to evaluate lower back pain and sports injuries. A linear accelerator used to treat cancer is available at the New Rochelle Radiology Asssociates.