10 The Queens Courier • september 15, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Astoria Bank Hosts Visit by Rep. Crowley in Jackson Heights Pictured, L. to R.: Rep. Joseph Crowley (D –Queens , the Bronx) meets with Astoria Bank’s Vice President/Jackson Heights Branch Manager Usha Balrup, Executive Vice President/Managing Director of Retail Banking Group Brian Edwards, Vice President/Assistant Director of Retail Banking Administration Lilly Di Bua, and Vice President/Regional Manager Therest Billouin-Roberts. Astoria Bank’s Jackson Heights Branch hosted a visit by U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley on Aug. 23rd to discuss how Astoria Bank is committed to making a difference for the Queens community. The visit, which was organized as part of the American Bankers Association’s “Take Your Lawmaker to Work” event, involved a tour of the bank and discussion of the banking needs of the local community. by The Winning Edge Skillman Pets Your neighborhood store for pet supplies and accessories at our everday low prices 49-16 Skillman Ave • Woodside, NY 11377 (718) 803-3635 • SkillmanPets.com FOLLOW US ON Winthrop CyberKnife: Raising the Standard of Cancer Care ADVERTORIAL When the diagnosis is cancer, patients want the best options for care and the expertise of a team of skilled clinicians to provide it to them. Patients will find that combination at Winthrop-University Hospital. Winthrop has established itself as a world-class cancer care leader in a range of treatments, including CyberKnife radiosurgery. In fact, Winthrop physicians have treated more than 4,000 patients with CyberKnife since acquiring the technology at its Mineola facility in 2005. CyberKnife technology utilizes highly targeted radiation beams rather than surgery to treat both benign and malignant tumors. It requires no incisions and at maximum, is a fiveday, 30-45 minute outpatient treatment allowing patients to return to their normal activities. While there is no recovery time, the real advantage is CyberKnife’s accuracy. “With CyberKnife, we are able to give 10–15 percent more radiation to the tumor,” said Jonathan Haas, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology at Winthrop. “CyberKnife’s sub-millimeter accuracy makes it a better radiation treatment compared to other delivery mechanisms; its quicker treatment time is a bonus.” In 2014, Winthrop opened the NYCyberKnife Center in Manhattan, equipped with the leading-edge CyberKnife M6 Series whose distinguishing feature is its ability to provide targeted stereotactic body radiation. It combines highly conformable beam shaping with real-time image guidance to lock onto a tumor and deliver highly fractionated radiation with sub-millimeter accuracy, killing tumor cells and sparing normal tissue. CyberKnife is used effectively for a host of cancer conditions. “We treat a wide variety of sites such as prostate, lung, breast, liver, brain, spine, and soft tissue masses, as well as functional conditions like trigeminal neuralgia.” added Matthew Witten, PhD, DABR, Director of CyberKnife Radiosurgery and Chief Physicist in the Division of Radiation Oncology at Winthrop. “For every treatment we perform, we always work collaboratively with the other members of the patient’s medical team.” said Seth Blacksburg, MD, MBA, Associate Director of Radiation Oncology and Medical Director of NYCyberKnife. Dr. Haas says that, although the technology itself is a boon, the hands that wield it are more significant. Two different radiation oncologists using CyberKnife technology may yield two different outcomes, so it is essential to select the most skilled provider. “Having personally treated thousands of patients and having taught physicians from all around the world, I’m so comfortable with this technology on every level that I think it’s in the patient’s best interest to consider this modality,” said Dr. Haas. “Don’t just go for the technology, go also for the team implementing the technology.” For more information about CyberKnife, call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit www.winthrop.org. Photo Credit: Don Dempsey, White Light LLC (L.-R.) Matthew Witten, PhD, DABR, Director of CyberKnife Radiosurgery and Chief Physicist in the Division of Radiation Oncology at Winthrop; Jonathan Haas, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology at Winthrop; and Seth Blacksburg, MD, MBA, Associate Director of Radiation Oncology and Medical Director of NYCyberKnife. STORE HOURS Mon - Sat: 10am - 7pm Sun: 11am - 5pm 10% OFF Accessories & Food with a Grooming Service
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