A special inpatient unit has laminar air flow or hepa-filtered rooms to help prevent infection. A multidisciplinary team treats all of our patients with bone tumors. These doctors are all part of the pediatric oncology group and are leaders in the group's efforts. A multidisciplinary team is dedicated to the multifaceted care of children with brain tumors. The program uses the latest technologies, including operating microscopes, latest MRI techniques, and new focal radiotherapy procedures.
Stereotactic radiotherapy is used to treat small tumors more precisely.
A Late Effects program deals with long term effects of treatment and includes a Back to School Program. Germ Cell Tumors Treatment of germ cell tumors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is directed by an oncologist in conjunction with input from pediatric surgeons and pediatric gynecologists. Treatment protocols are generally those used by the Pediatric Oncology Group. The oncologist responsible for overseeing care of germ cell tumors is also a member of the Pediatric Oncology Group's steering committee for germ cell tumors. Graft vs. Host Disease Research expertise in immunology and the effects of immuno-suppression drugs are applied to bone marrow and stem cell transplant reactions.