ONCOLOGY

RADIOTHERAPHY (RADIATION ONCOLOGY)

Radiotherapy: What is it, What are the Applications and Procedures, Frequently Asked Questions

Radiation is a special type of energy carried by waves or particles. It can be produced by special devices or released by substances called radioactive. This energy is used in medicine for imaging purposes as well as to treat cancer and some other diseases. Special devices are needed to direct the radiation to the diseased organ. In this way, the use of high-dose radiation energy for treatment is called radiotherapy.

For What Purpose Is Radiotherapy Used?

Radiotherapy can be applied to reduce complaints such as the purposes of tumor reduction before radiotherapy surgery, removal of cancer cells that may have remained at the microscope level in the body after surgery, treatment as the primary treatment for the disease alone, without surgery and in combination with chemotherapy, in some cases where it is not possible to completely cure the disease, such as pain, bleeding.

How Is Radiotherapy Performed?

Radiotherapy can be applied externally and internally. Systemic radiation can also be rarely applied in some diseases. External radiotherapy is the most commonly used form of radiotherapy, and a radiation beam source is given to the diseased area from outside with the help of a machine. In internal radiotherapy, the radioactive material is placed in the body for a certain period of time. In systemic radiation therapy, the radioactive substance is given to the patient intravenously or in the form of oral pills. It may be necessary to stay in the hospital for a certain period of time for internal therapy and systemic radiation therapy

As Grand Health Point, we apply the newest treatment techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), image guided radiotherapy (IGRT), volumetric arc therapy (VMAT), with our state-of-the-art linear accelerator devices, and our expert physicians and team.