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Movsas. “During a radiation treat-
the new ViewRay machine at Henry
ment, for example, it’s natural for a
Ford Cottage Hospital in Grosse
tumor or one of the body’s organs to Pointe Farms,” Hough says. “My
move and change shape as the heart eight weeks of treatment (with the
beats, the lungs move, blood
ViewRay) began in September
ABOVE:
vessels pulsate or gas bubbles
and ended November 2017. I
Dr. Movsas
move around in the abdo-
watches on the didn’t get fatigued until the
men,” he says.
screen in real last two weeks of treatment.
“That’s what makes the
time where the Although the almost four-
ViewRay technology different radiation will be hour drive five days a week
was tiresome, it was well
because the MRI images show
targeted.
worth the time.
organs and structures inside
“Dr. Movsas is a very
the body in real time, allow-
approachable and caring person
ing the radiation team to adjust the
who will spend as much time with
position and dose of radiation given
you as you need,” Haugh says. “His
during treatment to avoid damag-
team of doctors, nurses and techni-
ing normal internal structures.
cians is outstanding. I was thrilled
Moreover, the machine automati-
my wife and I were asked to join this
cally pauses and then restarts itself
immediately when the target is back team onstage at the Gem Theater
when Dr. Movsas and Henry Ford
in the correct position.
Health System were awarded recog-
“While the system will be used to
nition for the extraordinary ViewRay
treat all types of cancers,” Movsas
machine by Hour Detroit magazine.”
says, “it is especially beneficial for
“For radiation oncologists, this
tumors where there is usually move-
exciting technology lets us finally
ment during treatment, such as
those in the liver, pancreas, adrenal
take off the blindfold and allows us
and lung areas. The software can
to see during treatment itself what
detect whether the target is in the
we couldn’t previously visualize,”
correct position and automatically
Movsas says. “For patients with
pause if it’s not and then reset itself.
cancer, this is a major leap forward
This advanced radiation system
as more accurate radiation may
also delivers a new level of care to
result in fewer side effects, fewer
include breast, prostate, kidney and
treatments, better quality of life and
gynecological cancers, among oth-
improved outcomes. It is so gratify-
ers.”
ing to be able to confidently tell
each of our patients that the tumor
was in the radiation beam 100 per-
PLEASED PATIENT
cent of the time.”
Bruce Hough of Metamora had his
Movsas and his wife, Dr. Tammy
prostate removed in 2009 at the
Movsas, live in Southfield and are
Mayo Clinic. Unfortunately, this
members of Shomrey Emunah
summer he was numbered among
in Southfield, where he serves as
the 15 percent of men who have
an officer. They have lived in the
their prostate cancer return. He
Detroit area for 13 years with their
returned to the Mayo Clinic for con-
four daughters, one of whom is an
sultation and decided to have his
radiation treatments closer to home, audiologist; another attends medi-
cal school in Israel and two attend
selecting the Henry Ford Health
the University of Maryland. Tammy
System.
Movsas is director of the Public
“Dr. Movsas reviewed all my
Health Department in Midland. •
options for treatment, including