(803) 461-3000 CONTACT US MEDICAL SERVICESPATIENT SERVICESPATIENT PORTALYOUR TEAMPHARMACY homepatient servicestechnology & equipment Technology & Equipment Continuous improvements in technologies and techniques have revolutionized radiation oncology, and SCOA has been the pacesetter in radiation oncology in South Carolina and much of the Southeast. SCOA was one of the first South Carolina oncology centers to implement revolutionary radiation therapy treatments, such as: B-Mode Acquisition and Targeting system, a sophisticated three-dimensional tracking system that helps to localize tumors that sometimes move in between treatments. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, a new radiation oncology technology that delivers radiation more precisely to the tumor while sparing healthy tissue nearby. Image-guided radiation therapy, the use of imaging during radiation to help localize tumors that move. Volumetric Arc Therapy, or VMAT, which can deliver a dose of radiation to the entire tumor in a single in a 360-degree rotation, unlike conventional IMRT treatments that must make repeated stops and starts to deliver several smaller doses. Sterotactic Body Radiation Therapy, or SBRT, is a specially designed coordinate-system used for the exact localization of the tumors in the body in order to treat it with limited but highly precise treatment fields. SBRT involves the delivery of a single high dose radiation treatment or a few fractionated radiation treatments (usually up to 5 treatments). SCOA is one of a limited number of private practices with access to Gamma Knife technology, which uses precise beams of radiation to destroy tumors of the brain, head and neck. Our SCOA radiation oncologists and medical physicists work with neurosurgeons in South Carolina to provide care at the Gamma Knife Center of the Carolinas. There, they treat brain tumors, vascular abnormalities affecting blood vessels, and other neurologic conditions. Because the Gamma Knife uses beams of radiation rather than complicated invasive surgery, patients can undergo treatment as outpatients and avoid a lengthy hospital stay. BACK PATIENT SERVICES Financial Services Patient Education Social Work Technology & Equipment When You Arrive at SCOA New Patient Forms Retail Pharmacy LEARN MORE Take A Tour VIEW VIDEOS 166 STONERIDGE DRIVE | COLUMBIA, SC 29210 (803) 461-3000 MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL ONCOLOGY CHEMOTHERAPY RADIATION ONCOLOGY GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING GENETIC COUNSELING LAB SERVICES PATIENT SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES PATIENT EDUCATION SOCIAL WORK TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT SCOA NEW PATIENT FORMS PATIENT PORTAL YOUR TEAM YOUR PROVIDERS VIDEO LIBRARY VOLUNTEER PHARMACY CONTACT US ©2021 The Cancer Center at South Carolina Oncology Associates. Privacy Policy Notice Privacy Practices. Sitemap Website Design By: 16 Shares