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So, when he was diagnosed with malignant cancer, his Connecticut owners decided that radiation treatment at Boston's Angell Memorial Hospital--know to most as the Mayo Clinic of veterinary medicine--was worth the travel and expense.
Although she admits she misses chatting with her patients, she and other hospital officials are proud that Angell compares favorably with human facilities.
In addition to the linear accelerator that directs high doses of radiation at tumors like Poochie's, Angell boasts a state-of-the-art CT ("CAT") scanner to determine the size and shape of cancer areas and a three-dimensional treatment planning system to plan the radiation therapy.
Angell, the only veterinary radiation oncology program in New England, is one of a handful in the country. Before Angell's center became fully operational in 1997, cancer-stricken house-pets had to travel to New York for treatment.
Now Angell gives radiation therapy to as many as 12 dogs and cats dai- ure to rise. The hospital's yearly caseload hasremained at around 45,000 for several years, butlast year Angell's doctors treated anunprecedented 50,000 cases.