Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Norris Cotton Cancer Center Brain Tumor Treatment Program
1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
Additional Information:
Data for this institution collected in 2021.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Number of Full-Time Physicians:
Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:- 2 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 2 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 2 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 2 Radiation Oncologists
- 2 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- ~100 Primary tumor patients
- ~100 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- ~50 Primary brain tumor patients
- ~50 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- ~5 Primary spine tumor patients
- ~15 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- ~50 Skull base tumor patients
Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:
Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
Drug:
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
Other:
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Other:
- Fluorescence guided surgery
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:Support Services Available:
Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
- Advanced practice nurse
- Brain tumor board
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient/Outpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychological evaluation and/or cognitive rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Transportation services
Last updated February 25, 2022
