New Cancer Treatment (2021)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-10-08
Duration: 00:04:01
Subjects: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | Cancer | Health
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Fortenberry, Rex Q. Editor
- Kovtun, Kos Interviewee
- Stevens, Todd Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 8, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge becoming one of only six sites in the United States to use an adaptive MRI-guided radiation therapy program as a cancer treatment option. He interviews Dr. Kos Kovtun, radiation oncologist, and Todd Stevens, the president and CEO of Mary Bird Perkins.