Baptist performs first intraoperative radiation treatment
Dr. Alyssa Throckmorton, a physician with Baptist Medical Group, performs intraoperative radiation therapy on Yavette Gray, a breast cancer patient being treated at Baptist Women's Hospital. Instead of six to eight weeks of radiation, women who undergo this procedure only need a single dose. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Yavette Gray (left), a breast cancer survivor, high-fives her sister Jackie Elmore Smith after hearing the news from Dr. Alyssa Throckmorton (right), that she is cancer free. Gray recently went through a procedure called intraoperative radiation therapy where she was treated with a single dose of radiation to eleminate the cancer. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Dr. Alyssa Throckmorton (right), a physician with Baptist Medical Group, consults a colleague while treating a patient with breast cancer. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Dr. Alyssa Throckmorton (center), a surgeon with Baptist Medical Group, prepares to perform inraoperative radiation therapy on Yavette Gray, a breast cancer patient being treated at Baptist Women's Hospital. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Dr. Alyssa Throckmorton (center), a surgeon with Baptist Medical Group, prepares to perform inraoperative radiation therapy on Yavette Gray, a breast cancer patient being treated at Baptist Women's Hospital. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Baptist Memorial Health Care is offering a new breast cancer procedure that enables women to opt out of the weeks of radiation therapy following surgery.
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Michelle Corbet covers business for The Daily Memphian. Prior to, she was a reporter at the Memphis Business Journal. A native Memphian and University of Memphis graduate, Michelle covered business in Conway, Arkansas after college. Michelle got her start covering business as an intern at The Commercial Appeal.
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