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Tim: THERE IS NEW STATE OF
THE ART TECHNOLOGY WE'RE
LEARNING ABOUT RIGHT NOW,
AVAILABLE FOR OUR FOREVER
FRIENDS WHEN IT COMES TO
TREATING CANCER.
Heather: HERE WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
VETERINARY TEACHING HOSPITAL, WE
HAVE THE DOCTOR HANGING OUT.
NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THEY HAVE
CANCER.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
THEIR PETS.
Guest: YEAH.
PRESIDENT
Heather: BUT YOU GUYS HAVE
NEW TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO HELP
OUR PETS BE TREATED.
TALK ABOUT WHAT THE NEW --
BECAUSE IT'S CALLED TRUE BEAM
LINEER ACCELERATE.
Guest: IT'S A SURGERY
MACHINE.
SURGERY, CHEMO AND RADIATION ARE
THE MAIN WAYS TO TREAT CANCER.
THINGS LIKE NUTRITION AND
IMMUNOTHERAPY ARE THE OTHER
THERAPIES.
SO RADIATION THERAPY, DELIVERS A
BEAM OF ENERGY TOWARD THE TUMOR
TO DAMAGE THE CELLS SO THAT THEY
CAN'T MAKE -- THEY CAN'T DIVIDE
AND MAKE A BIGGER TUMOR AS THEY
GROW.
SO THE MACHINE WE HAVE, THE TRUE
BEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR IS A TOP
OF THE LINE GOLD STANDARD FOR
RADIATION THERAPY IN PEOPLE AS
WELL.
SO WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO
TREAT ANIMALS WITH CANCER.
PRIMARILY, WE'RE TREATING DOGS
AND CATS BECAUSE THOSE ARE
COMPANIONS.
BUT OTHER COMPANIONS CAN INCLUDE
RABBITS, BIRDS, SMALL ANIMALS.
ANY ANIMAL THAT HAS CANCER FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MAKING THEM
BETTER.
Tim: IS THE NEW PART THE
FACT IT'S MOVED FROM PEOPLE TO
ANIMALS?
OR IS THERE SOMETHING NEW ABOUT
THE TECHNOLOGY THAN DIFFERENT IN
THE WAYS WE WERE DOING IT YEARS
PAST?
Guest: THE FORMER.
THE RADIATION HAS BEEN DONE IN
ANIMALS AND PEOPLE FOR DECADES.
THE TRUE BEAM IS NEWER BEING
USED IN PEOPLE.
THAT WE NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO
USE IN ANIMALS.
IT DELIVERS SUBMILLIMETER
PRECISION ACCURACY.
THIS IS A 3-D PRINTED
REPRODUCTION OF A CAT SKULL.
IT'S THE MOST COMMON TUMOR IN
THE MOUTH WITH CATS.
THIS ONE CAUSED CHANGES IN THE
JAW OF THIS CAT.
SO YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT TAKE AN
ANIMAL LIKE THIS.
AND RADIATION WILL TREAT WHERE
IT POINTS.
LIKE SURGERY TREATS WHERE IT
CUTS.
AND CHEMO TREATS THE BODY
BECAUSE IT'S SYSTEMIC.
BUT RADIATION TREATS WHERE WE
POINT.
WHEN WE USE THE MACHINE, THIS AN
EXAMPLE WHAT WE CALL A CRADLE.
SO IT IS A BEAN BAG THAT HAS AIR
IN IT.
WHEN WE PLACE THE ANIMAL IN THAT
POSITION, YOU CAN SORT OF
APPRECIATE THE OUTLINE OF A HEAD
AND NECK AND BODY HERE.
Tim: BECAUSE A PERSON, YOU
CAN SAY LAY STILL.
Guest: RIGHT.
Tim: CATS DON'T GENERALLY
LISTEN.
Guest: THEY DON'T.
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: WE HAVE OUR ANIMALS
UNDER ANESTHESIA.
WE CAN'T BE IN THE ROOM.
TO DELIVER PRECISION, THEY HAVE
TO BE PERFECTLY STILL.
AND SOMETIMES IN FUNNY POSITIONS
WITH THEIR LEGS BACK.
Heather: WHERE THE TUMOR IS.
Guest: YEAH.
Heather: WE HAVE PICTURES I
BELIEVE.
YOU JUST CELEBRATED THIS LAST
MONDAY.
Guest: WE HAD OUR GRAND
OPENING.
Heather: YEAH, THE BIG
DEDICATION.
THERE YOU ARE CUTTING THE
RIBBON.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN NOW FOR PET
OWNERS?
Guest: FOR PET OWNERS, IT
MEANS WE HAVE A NEW TOOL IN OUR
TOOLBOX.
WE'VE HAD RADIATION THERAPY FOR
A LOT OF YEARS.
BUT THE MACHINE WE HAVE NOW IS
OUTDATED.
AND ALTHOUGH IT CAN DELIVER
RADIATION THERAPY, IT TAKES A
LONG TIME.
IT'S NOT VERY PRECISE.
EVEN THOUGH WE CAN GET RADIATION
TO THE TUMOR, WE CAN'T PROTECT
THE TISSUES LIKE THE NEW
MACHINE.
Heather: THE MACHINE LOOKS
FANCY.
Guest: LIKE A SPACESHIP.
Heather: IT DOES.
THAT'S EXCITING.
Guest: THAT WILL ROTATE
AROUND THE PATIENT.
IF YOU SEE THE HEAD THERE, THE
PATIENT LIES ON THAT BLACK
COUCH.
WHAT WE CALL A COUCH, THE TABLE
THERE.
AND WE POSITION THE TUMOR UNDER
THE MIDDLE OF THE BEAM.
AND THEN, THAT CAN ROTATE
AROUND, DELIVER RADIATION FROM
MANY ANGLES, SO THEY CONVERGE
UPON THE TUMOR, BUT EVERYTHING
AROUND IT GETS A LOW DOSE OF
RADIATION.
Tim: DO WE HAVE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS
INSTRUMENT?
I KNOW IT'S NEW WITH ANIMALS.
Guest: YEAH.
WE'VE BEEN DOING RADIATION FOR
YEARS, DECADES FOR ANIMALS.
THIS IS A NEWER WAY THAT'S MORE
PRECISE.
WE KNOW A LOT.
THERE ARE TUMORS THAT ARE
TREATABLE AND OTHERS THAT WE USE
RADIATION TO STOP THEIR CLINICAL
DESIGN.
PALLIATIVE.
Tim: PALIATE?
Guest: MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
Tim: SO MANY SMART PEOPLE ON
THE SHOW TODAY.
Heather: THIS IS EXCITING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Guest: THANK YOU.
WE'RE EXCITED.
Heather: SO COOL.
ANOTHER TOOL TO HELP PEOPLE WHO
HAVE PETS THAT MAY BE FACING AN
UPHILL BATTLE WITH THEIR CANCER.
Tim: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
APPRECIATE IT.
Guest: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Tim: IF YOU WANT MORE
DETAILS HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR PET
TREATED, ALL THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY, VISIT
www.CILiving.tv.
Heather: COMING UP, I'M
TAKING YOU INSIDE THE NEW