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 About the Center

The Cancer Center at Lake Manassas opened in February 2007, through the cooperative efforts of Fauquier Hospital and Prince William Hospital. The 20,000-square-foot facility is centrally located near Route 29 and I-66 to offer patients in Fauquier, Prince William, and surrounding counties radiation therapy and oncology services close to home under the care of physicians they know and trust.

The Cancer Center houses some of the leading radiation technologies, including Linear Accelerator with IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy) innovations. The Cancer Center is proud to be one of the only a few cancer centers in the area to use IGRT with "Smart Beam" Technology, one of the most significant technological advancements in radiation oncology in the past 10 years. IGRT allows our skilled technicians to more precisely target treatments to minimize side effects and damage to healthy tissue.

The Cancer Center has also been a leader in the development and planning of other services that are not presently offered within this community, including PET/CT imaging and brachytherapy.

 Our Services

Image Guided Radiation Therapy with on-board Imaging - The Cancer Center is equipped with a linear accelerator for delivering radiation treatments, and it was one of the first centers in Northern Virginia to utilize new technology known as image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). This technology is used to scan patients before daily treatment to ensure accuracy and significantly minimize treatment side effects. We are one of only a handful of cancer centers within the Washington, DC metropolitan area that treats patients who need radiation therapy. Here's how it works:

• High-resolution 3-D images of the treatment area are taken immediately before each daily treatment. This technique, known as image-guided radiation therapy, helps track changes in the position of the tumor or cancerous area in the patient’s body.
  
• The new images are compared with images from the patient’s original treatment plan.
  
• Depending on the changes that the images show, the patient’s position on the treatment table is adjusted so that the radiation can be delivered more directly to the treatment area.
  

PET/CT Imaging - This technology allows more accurate and efficient treatment planning as the images are imported into the cancer center treatment planning system in a matter of minutes. 

Brachytherapy - During this procedure, radiation is delivered to the prostate by inserting small, rice-sized radioactive seeds into the prostate. It is a simple, same-day surgery that usually takes about two hours. Patients can generally return to their normal routine within a few days. Depending on the case, patients may need only the brachytherapy implant, but some may also require external radiation. Dr. Aggarwal will soon be working with local urologists to provide the
implants at both Prince William Hospital and Fauquier Hospital.

Chemotherapy - The Cancer Center at Lake Manassas is pleased to welcome Fairfax–Northern Virginia Hematology and Oncology, P.C., to our facililty. Patients can now receive chemotherapy services at the Cancer Center, as well as at both Fauquier and Prince William Hospitals, under the care of local doctors who work collaboratively to develop and monitor each patient’s treatment plan.  For more on information on chemotherapy services with Fairfax-Northern Virginia Hematology and Oncology, call (703) 369-1400). For information on the hospitals' chemotherapy services, call Prince William Hospital Physician Referral at (703) 530-WELL or Fauquier Hospital Physician Referral at  (540) 316-DOCS or toll free 800-322-7500.

The Staff

Sanjeev K. Aggarwal, MD
Medical Director

A Northern Virginia native, Radiation Oncologist Dr. Sanjeev Aggarwal is certified in therapeutic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Aggarwal completed his undergraduate work at the University of Virginia and continued training at the Medical College of Virginia and the University of Maryland. In practice since 1999, Dr. Aggarwal has been a professor and attending physician and has trained residents in this specialized field. Dr Aggarwal has special interest and expertise in treating patients with head and neck cancers, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and breast cancer. He also takes interest in treating tumors of the central nervous system, abdomen, skin, and gastrointestinal region.

 

Peter Dritschilo
Administrative Director

Peter holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, an associate’s fegree in Radiation Therapy Technology and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the George Washington University. He has worked in the field of Radiation Oncology for over 15 years, as both a radiation therapist and an administrator. Peter joined the Cancer Center in November 2006 after managing several radiation oncology sites for Georgetown University and serving as the administrator for the Internal Medicine Department. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge gained from working as a radiation therapist in many parts of the Washington DC area. “I was drawn to The Cancer Center at Lake Manassas because of the cancer center’s commitment to provide the people of this community with the latest and most innovative cancer treatment technology available,” says Peter.

Additional Staff

Leslie Buzzy, Dosimetrist

Sherry Collins, Nurse

Debbie Heiser, Chief Therapist

Ed Kuliavas, Radiation Therapist

Tina Voytek, Radiation Therapist

Karen Walsh, Billing Assistant

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