| | | | | modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). This type of |
| Radiation Therapy Abroad | | | | radiation is administered using a machine called a linear |
| | | | | accelerator. Treatment can be given once or twice a |
| Radiation Therapy | | | | day, depending on the treatment protocol being |
| | | | | used... |
| What is radiation therapy, and how does it work ? | | | | |
| Tumors are made up of cells that are reproducing at | | | | Side effects of Radiation therapy |
| abnormally high rates. Radiation therapy specifically | | | | Radiation therapy damages healthy cells along with |
| acts against cells that are reproducing rapidly. Normal | | | | the cancer cells, and this damage can cause side |
| cells are programmed to stop reproducing (or | | | | effects. Most of the body's healthy cells recover |
| dividing) when they come into contact with other | | | | after the therapy is stopped. The side effects you |
| cells. In the case of a tumor, this stop mechanism is | | | | may get depend on your radiation dose and what |
| missing, causing cells to continue to divide over and | | | | body parts are treated... |
| over. It is the DNA of the cell that makes it capable | | | | |
| of reproducing. | | | | Beam Radiation |
| | | | | The most common type of radiation is known as |
| Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage | | | | external beam. In this technique, a large machine |
| the DNA of cells, thereby killing the cancer cells, or at | | | | called a linear accelerator delivers high-energy |
| least stopping them from reproducing. Radiation also | | | | radiation to the affected area. The linear accelerator |
| damages normal cells, but because normal cells are | | | | creates high-energy radiation to treat cancers, using |
| growing more slowly, they are better able to repair | | | | electricity to form a stream of fast-moving |
| this radiation damage than are cancer cells... | | | | subatomic particles. You'll receive this form of |
| | | | | radiation as an outpatient in daily sessions over five |
| How is radiation therapy given ? | | | | to seven weeks, depending on your particular |
| Radiation therapy is considered to be a "local" | | | | situation... |
| therapy, meaning it treats a specific localized area of | | | | |
| the body. This is in contrast to systemic therapies, | | | | Please log on to : |
| such as chemotherapy, which travel throughout the | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| body. | | | | |
| | | | | We Care Core Values |
| There are two main types of radiation therapy : - | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| External radiation therapy, where a beam of radiation | | | | you as the centre. |
| is directed from outside the body, and internal | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| radiation therapy, also called brachytherapy or implant | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| therapy, where a source of radioactivity is surgically | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| placed inside the body near the tumor... | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| External radiation may also be called x-ray therapy, | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| cobalt therapy, proton therapy, or intensity | | | | across the sub continent. |