Radiation
therapy is one of the common treatment or procedure that is carried
out for cancer patient. Cancer is caused due to the development of
unwanted cells or tumors in the body parts or organs. Radiation
therapy is used for killing these cancerous cells.
Guru
Cancer Center in Madurai is one of the best hospital which
provides Effective Radiation Therapy for Cancer in India.
What
is Radiation Therapy?
Radiation
therapy is a treatment procedure which uses high energy radiation to
kill cancer cells and to shrink tumors. The killing of cancer cells
are carried out by creating charged particles inside the DNA to
damage the DNA of the cell or by directly damaging the DNA. This
therapy can damage cancer cells as well as normal cells, if not
carried out carefully. So that radiation therapy should be carried
out will atmost care and accuracy inorder to reduce the side effects.
Why
Radiation Therapy is Needed?
Radiation
therapy is carried out to kill the cancer cells and thus to cure the
cancer, but in some cases the need of radiation therapy is palliative
intent. Palliative treatments are not given for curing the disease.
These type of treatments are given to reduce the sufferings or pain
caused due to cancer. So radiation therapy can be also given to
patients as palliative intent.
How
Radiation Therapy is carried out?
A
Radiation treatment for a particular patient is planned by an
oncologist through a treatment planning process. The treatment
planning process begins by simulation. Simulation is done by detailed
imaging to find out the location of the tumor an the surrounded normal areas. Detailed imaging is done through scans including Ultrasound
scan, MRI scan, CT Scan etc..
After
the simulation, the oncologist determine the area where the radiation
should be applied, the total dosage of the radiation, the radiation
that should be allowable for the normal cells around it and the
safest path for delivering the radiation.
- Cancer Type.
- Cancer Size.
- Location of Cancer in th body.
- The amount of normal cells whcih are sensitive to radiation near to the cancer cells.
- The travelling distance for the radiation to reach the effected part.
- The medical history and general health of the patient.
- Patient age and other conditions.
How
to Determine the Type of Therapy?
The
oncologist may prescribe a type of radiation therapy by considering
some factors like
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