Savi Radiation

A community of people dedicated to spreading the word about breast cancer treatment options and giving women a place to find others who share. The applicator allows precise sculpting of the radiation dose and is designed to make the benefits of accelerated partial breast irradiation available to a greater number of women.

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Savi brachy uses thin tubes to deliver radiation directly to the lumpectomy site.

Savi radiation. Removal of the savi device was painless and the small scar has disappeared. The innovative strut based open architecture design of the savi applicator combines the precise dosimetry of interstitial brachytherapy with the ease and convenience of single entry devices. Accelerated radiation therapy for breast cancer savi is a breast cancer treatment that can take as little as five days.

Internal radiation just makes sense as it targets the site rather than external whole breast radiation. Some of these women may be candidates for a treatment technique called accelerated partial breast radiation in which radiation is directed to only a portion of the breast. I did not experience any of the typical side effects of radiation and was really happy that i chose the 2 x day5 day radiation savi option.

48797 likes 166 talking about this. The savi applicator was designed to treat the tissue closest to the removed tumor by fitting into the lumpectomy cavity and delivering targeted radiation through multiple catheters. Savi brachytherapy is a suitable option for women with early stage breast cancerit involves the use of a specialized device that delivers radiation internally following a lumpectomyrather than exposing the breast to external beam radiation which can damage underlying tissues of the breast lung and ribcage the savi system delivers radiation from within using an implantable device that.

The savi applicator delivers a form of accelerated partial breast irradiation apbi known as breast brachytherapy which delivers radiation from inside the breast. With savi brachy patients receive customized radiation therapy based on their specific anatomy. Lumpectomy and radiation with savi women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer can choose to have a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy as an alternative to mastectomy.

The company manufactures and markets the savi breast brachytherapy applicator for the delivery of radiation after lumpectomy surgery. A tiny radiation seed travels through each catheter to deliver a precise dose of radiation to location of your tumor cavity.

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