 Lutheran General Hospital
Center for Advanced Care - Radiation Oncology
1700 Luther Lane
Park Ridge, IL. 60068
Phone: 847-723-8030
Fax: 847-723-8175
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is a 645-bed teaching, research and referral hospital, a Level I trauma center, and one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago area. It also is home to Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital, the only children's hospital in the greater north and northwest suburban region of Chicago and a major regional referral center for a broad range of infant and pediatric services. Lutheran General has been recognized 10 times as one of the 100 Top Hospitals and 15 top major teaching hospitals in the country. Since 1999, Lutheran General has been rated by US News & World Report as being one of America's Best Hospitals, and received 'top 50 in the nation' rankings for medical excellence and advanced capabilities in many specialties. The hospital also was the first in the north and northwest suburbs to be awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious Magnet designation, the highest honor and level of nursing excellence in the nation.
Email: info@chicagocancer.org
EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS:
Treatment Machines:
- 3 Varian linear accelerators:
- Varian Clinac iX Linac with RapidArc and On Board Imaging
- Varian Clinac iX Linac with On Board Imaging
- Varian 2100C
- Tomotherapy
- Gammamed PLUS IX high-dose rate brachytherapy system (for radioactive implants) used for prostate, breast, esophageal, pulmonary and gynecological malignancies.
Treatment Planning:
- Phillips CT Simulator with a rapid infuser for IV contrast
- Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning With RapidArc and IMRT Capabilities
Treatment Programs:
- Samarium-153 and Strontium-89 radioisotope injections
- Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy
- Pediatric radiation therapy
- Pediatric brain tumor program through the Midwest Children's Brain Tumor Center
- High-dose rate brachytherapy
Visit
the Lutheran General website:
www.advocatehealth.com/sites/hospitals/luth/
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