Radiation Therapy Treatment For Cancer In India At Affordable Cost

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