Radiation Therapy Its Uses & Benefits

Radiation Oncology is one of the specialized treatment protocols in cancer care that involves the use of high-energy particles – usually photons or revolutionary protons - to attack cancer cells. Radiation Oncology is an evolving ecosystem with new revolutionary treatments emerging constantly.

Cancer Treatment Using Radiation Therapy

Ideal Situation For Radiation Therapy:

To Cure Early-Stage Cancer

Radiation therapy is ideally suited to cure cancers which are extremely sensitive to radiation. Exposure to radiation beams shrinks these cancers or removes them completely. In the early stages of cancer care, radiation is often used to complement chemotherapy, or as a precursor to surgery.

Critical Adjunct In Multi-Modal Therapy

Radiation therapy is used in combination with other forms of treatment, like Proton therapy, Medical or Surgical Oncology, to attack cancer cells. Radiation can shrink tumors before chemotherapy or surgery, or attack residual cancerous tissue after other treatment modalities has been used.

To Control Cancers From Recurring In Other Parts

Oncologists often use empirical evidence to predict the course cancer could take. However, cancer has a demonstrated propensity to spread to different parts of the body. Radiation oncology is used preventively to make a pre-emptive strike before cancer actually spreads.

To Treat Recurring Cancers

If a person's cancer has returned (recurred), radiation might be used to treat cancer, or to treat symptoms caused by the advanced cancer.

Vital Modality In Palliative Care For Symptomatic Relief

In very advanced stages of cancer, radiation is used to control the effects of the disease and alleviate the patient’s condition. Radiation therapy is effective in shrinking tumors of different types such as the brain tumors, which reduces the pain and the hardship of the patient.

Benefits Of Radiation Therapy:

• Adaptive radiation therapy approach that uses frequent imaging to compensate for anatomical differences that occur during the course of treatment.
• The balanced, real-time clinical tradeoff between ensuring appropriate tumor coverage, and avoiding excessive radiation to healthy tissue.
• The fastest smart optimization, and fast calculation speeds.
• Smart and intuitive technology helps automate parts of the treatment planning process, to improve patient outcome and access to care.
• A fully integrated virtual simulation module that aids the planning process immensely.

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