[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 2003

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to share with you and the 
House news from my district that will offer life-saving technology to 
people across our Nation.
  Thompson Cancer Survival Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, recently 
received state-of-the-art equipment that experts say will revolutionize 
cancer treatment. The $2.9 million TomoTherapy unit allows doctors to 
deliver radiation treatments more accurately, and with far fewer side 
effects, than traditional treatment.
  TomoTherapy is especially effective for cancers of the prostate, 
neck, head and spinal cord, and other cancers that are near sensitive 
organs or structures. Doctors at Thompson will begin treating patients 
with TomoTherapy this spring, making them the first in the Nation to 
benefit from this new technology.
  Thompson's TomoTherapy unit is one of only nine in the world, and so 
far only six U.S. hospitals are slated to receive this life-saving 
equipment. This means people from across our Nation and around the 
world will look to East Tennessee for help in battling cancer.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Thompson Cancer Survival Center for this 
latest victory in the fight against cancer.

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