Gentle Cure
What is Image-Guided SRT?
Image-Guided SRT (Image-Guided Superficial Radiation Therapy) is a type of radiation used just for skin cancer. It kills skin cancer cells using low levels of X-ray energy. This energy is like what dentists use to X-ray teeth. It is given by a Radiation Therapist in a dermatologist’s office.
Image-Guided SRT is the first and only radiation treatment for skin cancer that uses ultrasound images. The ultrasound images let your dermatologist see the exact size of the cancer so he or she can target the area with the precise dose. These images also show the cancer shrinking and going away after each treatment.
Discover why people are choosing Image
Guided SRT to cure their skin cancer
No Surgery
No cutting, bleeding, pain, surgical scarring, or reconstructive surgery
No Hospital
Treatment is easily done right in the dermatology office by a Radiation Therapist
No Downtime
Little wound care and no limits on your daily activities mean you can keep doing the things you love during treatment
No Doubt
Great Results
Learn about 2 skin cancer treatment options
Image-Guided SRT
Image-Guided Superficial Radiation Therapy (SRT) offers a non-invasive alternative to traditional surgery by using low amounts of X-ray energy to kill cancer cells, allowing healthy skin to regenerate naturally without creating wounds or scars. This method does not require anesthesia, making it a simpler and more comfortable option for patients. The treatment typically consists of 20 sessions, each lasting about 15 minutes, spread over several weeks. One of the significant advantages of Image-Guided SRT is that it does not cause bleeding or wounds, enabling patients to maintain their normal daily activities without interruption.
Additionally, there is no scarring associated with this treatment. Image-Guided SRT can treat multiple skin cancers simultaneously, which adds to its convenience. Utilizing ultrasound imaging technology, this method effectively finds, measures, and treats skin cancer cells while monitoring their reduction over time to ensure a complete cure. With a success rate of curing over 99% of basal and squamous cell skin cancers, Image-Guided SRT is a highly effective treatment option.
Mohs Surgery
Moh’s surgery is a process of excising the skin cancer and then the dermatologist marks the area and processes the pathology in their own office. The are able to map out the tumor reexcising if necessary, until all the cancer is removed. It is often necessary to perform more than one surgical session in a day to ensure all the cancerous cells are removed.
Post-surgery care includes managing the wounds by changing bandages, avoiding showers, and refraining from normal daily activities to allow proper healing. Scarring from the surgery is common and may require additional reconstructive surgery to address. Typically, Mohs surgery is focused on treating one skin cancer at a time. Despite these challenges, Mohs surgery boasts a high success rate, working effectively 96% to 98% of the time.
What is important to you in a skin cancer treatment?
Image-Guided SRT may be the right option if you:
- Fear surgery
- Cannot have surgery because of other health problems
- Have more than one skin cancers that need to be treated
- Do not want the side effects of surgery (bleeding, scarring, pain, reconstructive surgery)
- Care about how your skin looks after treatment
- Want to see the cancer shrink and know treatment is working
About Dr. Leicht - Dermatologist in Johnson City TN
East Tennessee Medical and Surgical Dermatology
Dr. Leicht earned a Bachelor of Art in biology with high academic honors from SUNY Binghamton in Binghamton NY. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine (Cum Laude) from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and was elected to the AOA Honor Medical Society his junior year. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and went on to complete an additional residency in Dermatology at the Boston University/ Tufts University Conjoint Dermatology Residency Training Program in Boston, MA.
Doctor Leicht is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Dermatology and a Fellow of The American Academy of Dermatology and American College of Physicians. For 36 years, he served as Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Dermatology at the Quillen College of Medicine. While at the VAMC, he also served as an academic hospitalist and an ER physician. He helped train many medical students and residents over the years, many of whom practice in our area. Subsequently, Dr. Leicht was the recipient of numerous teaching awards and is the author of many peer-reviewed publications. He was elected by his peers consecutively since 1996 to Best Doctors and was the first physician in the region to be so recognized. He has been elected to America’s Best Doctors the last 5 years. Dr. Leicht’s practice is restricted to Dermatology.
Dr. Leicht - Dermatologist in Johnson City TN
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He accepts all major health insurance. Please call the office to ask about specific insurance.
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Phone: 423.262.0112
Address: 2898 Boones Creek Rd., Suite 105
Phone: 423.262.0112
Address: 2898 Boones Creek Rd., Suite 105
(Located in the Boones Creek Business Park)
If traveling on I 26, his office is off of Exit 17.