Thoracic Oncology at The Cancer Institute at Alexian Brothers Hospital Network

Our Technology

We use the most advanced diagnostic and treatment modalities available. Our technologies include:

• PET/CT scanner
• Lung Screening, which utilizes CT scanning and spirometry to assist in the early detection of lung cancer and other lung diseases when they are most treatable
• Endobronchial ultrasound
• Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which uses a small needle electrode inserted through a tiny incision into the tumor to deliver heat energy to kill cancer cells.
• Newest biological therapies to decrease the blood supply to tumors, in conjunction with evidence-based chemotherapy protocols
• Minimally invasive surgery using a video-assisted thoracoscope (VATS). With VATS, your surgery is performed through several small incisions, which results in less pain and a shorter hospital stay.
• State of the art radiation therapy that includes Intensity-modulated radiation and high dose rate therapy.