Brain and Spine Tumor Treatment in New Jersey

Our neuro-oncology specialists use personalized chemotherapy treatments by studying the genetic mutations of your tumor. We analyze the molecular signals driving your cancer's growth and use that information to match you with the most effective targeted therapies. This approach ensures you receive treatment that is precisely tailored to the biology of your brain or spine cancer, offering the best chance of success.

Our expert physical, occupational and speech therapists work closely with your entire care team to reduce negative side effects and help patients return to their normal activities as soon as possible. Learn more about neurological rehabilitation.

• 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy can customize radiation to fit the exact shape of the brain tumor and avoid or reduce exposure of healthy tissue.
• Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography (4DCT) captures the exact location of a brain tumor and identifies anatomical complications or obstructions prior to surgery.
• CyberKnife®
• Gamma Knife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) is a noninvasive, same-day procedure to treat malignant and benign tumors of the brain and other parts of the head and is considered the most focused treatment in the world.
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) delivers precise radiation to brain tumors while minimizing the dose to surrounding healthy tissue.
• Magnetic Resonance (MR)-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy is a minimally invasive neurosurgical technique used to treat intracranial lesions and brain tumors.
• Neurophysiological Mapping helps neurosurgeons pinpoint which tumor tissue can be safely removed by stimulating those parts of the brain during surgery, and operating around functional areas once they are identified.
• Proton Therapy delivers radiation over a shorter range than traditional forms of radiation, reducing the amount of radiation delivered to nearby healthy tissues.
• TrueBeam™ Linear Accelerator is an advanced image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system that accurately targets brain tumors while avoiding healthy tissues and organs.

ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® with Synaptive’s Brain-Only Silent MRI is an advanced form of radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery paired with a dedicated brain only MRI designed. An outpatient procedure without an invasive head frame, anesthesia or incision. Patients can return home the same day after treatment.

Hackensack Meridian Health provides patients in New Jersey a multidisciplinary team experienced in treating both benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) brain and spine tumors.

Brain and Spine CancersOur Brain and Spine Tumor Care is available at several locations across New Jersey for your convenience. You can find treatment care at:

• Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack, NJ)
• JFK University Medical Center (Edison, NJ)
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune, NJ)
• John Theurer Cancer Centers

We use a variety of advanced imaging and tumor genomics, including:

• 3 Tesla MRI
• functional and diffusion tensor MRI
• PET imaging

This helps us to precisely locate and distinguish tumors from noncancerous processes.

Treatments include:

• Personalized chemotherapy (based on genetic mutation analysis)
• Radiation therapies (e.g. 3D conformal RT, IMRT
• Proton therapy
• CyberKnife
• Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery
• MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy
• Neurosurgery (with neurophysiological mapping
• Neurological rehabilitation