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Angell Upgrades to a State-of-the-Art Linear Accelerator
by Christine Anderson, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVR

Installation and commissioning of our Varian 2100 C/D linear accelerator has been completed, and Angell's Oncology service is currently offering radiation treatment. The updated linear accelerator is equipped with a 120 leaf, multi-leaf collimator, which when combined with our 3-dimensional computerized treatment planning system, will allow conformal shaping of the radiation beam to block critical structures located near the tumor bed... Learn more about radiation treatment. 

Nerve Blocks: An Easy and Cost Efficient Way to Augment Perioperative Pain Control
by Lisa Moses VMD, DACVIM, CVMA

If you’ve been to a big CE conference in the last few years, you’ve probably heard some buzz about local and regional anesthesia/analgesia. The hype is appropriate; there are few drugs or techniques that can augment pain control as safely, easily, or cheaply as local blocks.

Even if your practice doesn’t have the case load to justify training and equipment for directed nerve block techniques, you can quickly and cheaply add local anesthesia techniques to your multimodal analgesia protocols. In most cases, local blocks cost less than a dollar in supplies and drugs, and only take seconds to perform... Read More »

Seeking Interpretation of a Digital Image?
Angell's Diagnostic Imaging service currently offers online digital imaging consultations. Click to learn more.

Canine Mast Cell Tumors
by Carrie Wood, DVM, DACVIM of Angell's Oncology service

Mast cell tumors are the most common cutaneous neoplasms of the dog.  The cornerstone of treatment has always been surgery followed by careful pathologic review to determine completeness of excision and when and if follow up treatments are warranted.  Currently most pathologists use the Patnaik 3-tier grading system. A recent proposal from the American College of Veterinary Pathologists recommends a revised two-tier grading system… Click to learn more.