Unio Specialty Care – Radiation Oncology – San Francisco

Starting your care with us is as simple as a phone call. Follow the steps below to schedule your visit to the Mission Street cancer center:

Contact our Office

Call during regular office hours and our staff will help you arrange an appointment that fits your schedule.

Provide Information

Please have your full name, contact information, preferred dates, and a brief description of your reason for visiting ready when you call. If you've been referred for cancer evaluation, let us know so we can prioritize scheduling appropriately.

Verify Insurance Coverage

If you have medical insurance, our team will collect your plan details to verify coverage for consultations, procedures, and radiation services. Keep your insurance card handy, and we can help you understand your benefits and any out-of-pocket costs.

Flexible Scheduling

We understand that a possible cancer diagnosis is time-sensitive. We do our best to see patients promptly and to coordinate the steps of your care efficiently.

Cancellation or Rescheduling

If you need to cancel or reschedule, please notify us as soon as possible so we can offer the time to another patient in need of care.

Prepare for Your Visit

Before your appointment, gather any relevant medical records, lab results, imaging, pathology reports, or referrals from your primary care physician or referring provider. These documents give our team valuable context for an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.

We offer among the most advanced, non-surgical technologies for radiation treatment of prostate cancer in the Bay Area. These technologies allow us to be minimally invasive while reducing common side effects.

Planning the Therapy

We use various imaging modalities, such as ultrasounds, bone scans, CT scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize and diagnose the presence of cancer and help to map out the course of treatment.

RapidArc^® Therapy

RapidArc^® therapy is the most advanced and highly precise IMRT, intensity modulated radiation treatment, available for prostate cancer. It allows us to target cancerous tissue with radiation via tightly focused beams, sparing the surrounding healthy tissue.

How it works

RapidArc^® delivers each treatment in a single revolution (or “arc”) in approximately 90 seconds — up to eight times faster than the traditional IMRT delivery time. This rapid delivery improves treatment accuracy by minimizing the time that the patient has to hold still and by ensuring that the arc is completed before there is any unintentional motion of the prostate. In addition, the dose from RapidArc^® is not delivered in one session. Instead, it is divided into smaller doses that are administered once each weekday for 7 to 9 weeks, with each visit lasting about 10 to 15 minutes. AlignRT^® is at the center of Vision RT’s Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) solutions. It’s a system that tracks a patient’s position before and during radiation therapy, to aid in setup and treatment accuracy and can help reduce treatment times by an average of 22% per fraction. An entirely non-invasive and contact-free technology, AlignRT uses 3D stereo cameras to track the skin’s surface and compare it to the ideal position in the treatment plan with submillimetric accuracy for all patient skin tones, couch, and gantry angles. Our linear accelerator is manufactured by Varian and utilizes on board imaging for targeting. In addition, it is equipped with AlignRT, a sophisticated surface guided targeting system that allows us to monitor micro movements during treatment delivery.

Prostate Cancer

For prostate cancer patients, Dr. Kornguth is an expert in performing gel spacing procedures to avoid radiation damage to the rectal tissue. Barrigel is Dr. Kornguth’s preferred option since the gel is comprised of hyaluronic acid, a natural substance that our body makes. The gel is injected under local anesthesia, and patients have the option of using nitrous oxide to make the procedure as easy as possible. https://barrigel.com/hcp/about-barrigel#

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer treatment requires specialized equipment to successfully treat the cancers while avoiding side effects. Golden gate cancer Center has the most modern surface guided targeting systems available in AlignRT. We utilize breath hold techniques and advanced planning techniques to avoid side effects.