As part of the Médica Sur Oncology Center, the Radiotherapy Unit
offers a multidisciplinary approach, vast experience in radiation
oncology and the most advanced technology.
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS
The radiotherapy method to be used in each case is defined
according to the type of cancer and the individual circumstances
of the patient.
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
This technology allows higher levels of radiation to concentrate
in the tumor, while lower intensity amounts are directed to the
areas where it makes contact with healthy tissues, that is, it
works against the cancer causing a lower level of side effects in
the patient.
In addition, this technique makes it possible to irradiate the
tumor from different angles, with which the concentration of
radiation is even higher in the central parts of the tumor.
Conformal or 3D Radiation Therapy
Through magnetic resonance imaging and tomography, doctors create
a representation of the shape of the tumor in third dimension.
With these data they feed a sophisticated computer system that
doses the radiation to the tumor, following its contour with high
precision. Thanks to this technique, the involvement of healthy
tissue is lower and the destructive efficacy on the tumor is more
intense.
Conventional Radiotherapy
It is the one that emits radiation in two dimensions: length and
width, with the same intensity and in a limited range of angles.
Although it is known as conventional, it is the most convenient in
a significant number of cases.
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Radiotherapy
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS
The radiotherapy method to be used in each case is defined
according to the type of cancer and the individual circumstances
of the patient.
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
This technology allows higher levels of radiation to concentrate
in the tumor, while lower intensity amounts are directed to the
areas where it makes contact with healthy tissues, that is, it
works against the cancer causing a lower level of side effects in
the patient.
In addition, this technique makes it possible to irradiate the
tumor from different angles, with which the concentration of
radiation is even higher in the central parts of the tumor.
Conformal or 3D Radiation Therapy
Through magnetic resonance imaging and tomography, doctors create
a representation of the shape of the tumor in third dimension.
With these data they feed a sophisticated computer system that
doses the radiation to the tumor, following its contour with high
precision. Thanks to this technique, the involvement of healthy
tissue is lower and the destructive efficacy on the tumor is more
intense.
Conventional Radiotherapy
It is the one that emits radiation in two dimensions: length and
width, with the same intensity and in a limited range of angles.
Although it is known as conventional, it is the most convenient in
a significant number of cases.
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS
The radiotherapy method to be used in each case is defined
according to the type of cancer and the individual circumstances
of the patient.
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
This technology allows higher levels of radiation to concentrate
in the tumor, while lower intensity amounts are directed to the
areas where it makes contact with healthy tissues, that is, it
works against the cancer causing a lower level of side effects in
the patient.
In addition, this technique makes it possible to irradiate the
tumor from different angles, with which the concentration of
radiation is even higher in the central parts of the tumor.
Conformal or 3D Radiation Therapy
Through magnetic resonance imaging and tomography, doctors create
a representation of the shape of the tumor in third dimension.
With these data they feed a sophisticated computer system that
doses the radiation to the tumor, following its contour with high
precision. Thanks to this technique, the involvement of healthy
tissue is lower and the destructive efficacy on the tumor is more
intense.
Conventional Radiotherapy
It is the one that emits radiation in two dimensions: length and
width, with the same intensity and in a limited range of angles.
Although it is known as conventional, it is the most convenient in
a significant number of cases.