KIDNEY ABLATION A kidney ablation is a minimally invasive procedure to destroy cancerous tissue of the kidney using extreme heat or cold. It can be used to treat appropriately sized kidney tumors, often not requiring an overnight hospital stay. Common methods include radiofrequency (heat) ablation, microwave (heat) ablation, and cryoablation (freezing).

Used to treat: Kidney tumors

LIVER ABLATION A liver ablation is a minimally invasive procedure to destroy liver tumors using heat, cold or electrical energy. A probe is guided into the tumor using imaging techniques such as CT or ultrasound, and then energy is used to destroy the cancerous cells. This can be an alternative to surgery for patients with small or difficult-to-reach tumors, typically involving a shorter recovery time.  

Used to treat: Liver tumors

LUNG ABLATION Lung ablation is a minimally invasive procedure to destroy lung cancers utilizing heat or cold energy.  A probe is guided into the tumor using imaging techniques such as CT. Then energy is used to destroy the cancerous cells. This can be an alternative to surgery for patients with small or difficult-to-reach tumors and for patients who are not optimal surgical candidates.  Recovery times are typically shorter as compared to surgery.  

Used to treat: Lung tumors

Y90/SELECTIVE INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY (SIRT) Y90 refers to Yttrium-90, a radioactive isotope used in a cancer treatment called radioembolization. This procedure involves delivering microscopic radioactive beads containing Y90 directly to liver tumors via a small catheter. The beads release radiation, killing cancer cells with minimal effect to the surrounding healthy tissue. 

Used to treat: Liver tumors