{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Baptist Health Corbin opens Radiation Oncology Center &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NOpCiCGDz7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/baptist-health-corbin-opens-radiation-oncology-center\/\">Baptist Health Corbin opens Radiation Oncology Center<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/baptist-health-corbin-opens-radiation-oncology-center\/embed\/#?secret=NOpCiCGDz7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Baptist Health Corbin opens Radiation Oncology Center&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"NOpCiCGDz7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/4-col-group-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"Baptist Health Corbin\u2019s Radiation Oncology Center is officially open. The hospital cut the ribbon on Nov. 18. The Baptist Health Corbin Cancer Center is a hospital-based, community cancer program. With the established services offered by the center, the hospital can now offer radiation therapy, a cancer treatment that utilizes high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. \u201cRadiation helps cure cancers and prolong patients\u2019 lives with relatively mild toxicities. Patients would be able to have treatments with the benefit of remaining close to family during this difficult time, as lots of radiation treatments take weeks. Not having to travel far away and a prompt start would prevent delays for cancer treatments,\u201d said Dr. Weisi Yan, a radiation oncologist with Baptist Health Medical Group. The hospital\u2019s radiation center includes equipment that allows specialized treatment such as Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). SBRT allows hospital staff to treat tumors within one to two millimeters, while sparing healthy tissue and reducing the overall number of treatments. While some patients may only receive radiation therapy, other treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy may be used in conjunction to provide the patient with comprehensive care throughout the entirety of their treatment. \u201cEveryone on the team works together to provide the highest level of care for every patient.\u00a0 Each team member is highly trained in performing or supporting radiation oncology procedures and in caring for the individual needs of our patients. When you\u2019re a patient here, our compassionate and skilled team will be with you every step of the way,\u201d stated Dr. Yan. The hospital\u2019s team includes radiation oncologists, a nurse practitioner, radiation therapists, a radiation oncology nurse, a dosimetrist and a radiation physicist."}