The Miriam R. Hart Regional Radiation Therapy Center, owned and operated by Boulder Community Hospital, provides an extensive array of radiation treatments. Radiation is commonly prescribed for breast, prostate and lung tumors. The Treatment Process Patients are referred to the center by their physician. The radiation oncologist reviews each patient's medical records to determine the extent of the cancer and how best to treat it. A large X-ray machine called a simulator is used to determine the exact shape, volume and location of the treatment area.
Treatments usually take only a few minutes and are given daily over a course of two to six weeks.
All patients have access to nutrition counseling, continuing education about their disease, supportive counseling and follow-up care.