Noninvasive Radiosurgery for Brain and Lung Tumors
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Brain and Lung Tumors
Helen Chen, M.D., is a board certified radiation oncologist and medical director of City of Hope’s South Pasadena Department of Radiation Oncology. She offers noninvasive radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy for brain and lung tumors when appropriate, completing treatment in less than one week. Her practice also offers RapidArc technology, which allows complex daily intensity modulated radiation therapy treatments normally taking 20 to 30 minutes to be completed in less than two minutes. This means greater comfort and treatment accuracy, increased dose conformality to the tumor target and less radiation dose to normal tissues. She frequently enters patients on clinical trials. Dr. Chen is particularly proud of the highly skilled and collaborative radiation team of nurses, a physicist, a dosimetrist, radiation therapists and patient care coordinators she “handpicked” to deliver efficient and personalized care for her patients.
