Superficial Radiation Therapy (SRT) Procedure [Dermatology]

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07/11/23

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Learn about Superficial Radiation Therapy as a treatment for some Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers. Dr. Anderson explains the procedure and its use cases while walking you through the procedure process.

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Partial Video Transcript:

"So today we're going to be talking about the treatment modality of Superficial Radiation to treat select non-melanoma skin cancers.

Now this is a wonderful treatment that's been around for a hundred years. And dermatologists used to use this procedure all the time. And then Mohs Surgery came around, and Mohs really has become the standard of care for most non-melanoma skin cancers.

However, superficial radiation still has a place. And superficial radiation treats a localized area that has a non-melanoma skin cancer in a fashion that's very different from the radiation that's typically delivered in hospitals for internal cancers. So if you think about it, if we have just a superficial cancer here, we do not need a radiation source that will go all the way through the hand. All we need is a radiation source that can treat the superficial portion of this, and hence superficial radiation in dermatology..."

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Dr. Reagan Anderson is Board Certified Dermatologist and a Mohs Micrographic Surgeon.

Education & Credentials:

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
• American Osteopathic Association Approved Internship, Family Practice
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton
• Undersea/Diving Medical Officer, UMO/DMO
Naval Undersea Medical Institute
• Master of Christian Studies
Regent College
• Master of Public Health
School of Health Management, ATSU
• Dermatology Residency
Michigan State University/Oakwood Southshore Medical Center
• Board Certified Dermatologist
American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology
• Fellow Member of the American Society of Mohs Surgeons
• Certificate of Added Qualification for Mohs Surgery
American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology
• Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Rocky Vista University
• USMC First Reconnaissance Battalion Surgeon (former)

Practice Information:
Colorado Dermatology Institute
Colorado Springs, CO
http://www.coderm.com