MammoSite 5-day Targeted Radiation Therapy
CARTI is proud to offer eligible breast cancer patients MammoSite 5-day Targeted Radiation Therapy. When breast cancer is found early, MammoSite works from the inside, meaning that a higher daily dose can be used for a shorter period of time - 5 days vs. 5-7 weeks.

MammoSite, which allows breast cancer patients to receive partial breast irradiation, uses a small, soft balloon attached to a thin catheter (tube). This balloon is placed inside the lumpectomy cavity. To deliver the required therapy, a tiny source of radiation, is placed within the MammoSite balloon by a computer-controlled machine.

During 10 treatments over 5 days, this source is placed in the balloon and therapeutic radiation is delivered to the area surrounding the lumpectomy cavity. After each treatment, the source is removed, but the balloon catheter remains for the next treatment.

After 5 days of treatment, the balloon catheter is removed, and the area is closed with a small bandage. There is minimal radiation delivered to other healthy tissue.

Patients must meet certain conditions to qualify to use MammoSite as a treatment. MammoSite is not ideal for everyone diagnosed with breast cancer; there are some patients that will not respond as effectively to this new type of radiotherapy. Your physician will carefully evaluate you to determine if you are a candidate for MammoSite.

For more information about MammoSite 5-day Target Radiation Therapy, visit www.voicesofmammosite.com