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Radiation Oncology

Radiotherapy is the controlled use of high energy X-rays to treat different types of cancer. It is also known as radiation oncology treatment (Cancer Treatment). According to NCI, approximately 60% of the cancer patients receive radiation therapy during treatment and in some cases; radiotherapy is also used to treat benign (non-cancerous) tumours.

Radiation therapy is done with curative intent or palliative intent and usually lasts from one week to 7-8 weeks. The duration depends on stage, histological type, location and intent of treatment. Radiation therapy is a local treatment like surgery. It can be done alone or in combination with other modalities like surgery and/or chemotherapy. It can be implemented to cure tumour, shrink the tumour prior to radical surgery in pre-operational setting and post operation to kill microscopic amounts of leftover tumours and to prevent relapse.

Uses of Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy may be used:

to cure an illness – for example, by destroying a tumor (abnormal tissue)
to control symptoms – for example, to relieve pain
before surgery – to shrink a tumor to make it easier to remove
after surgery – to destroy small amounts of leftover tumor and to prevent relapse

Courses of Radiation

Radiotherapy is usually given as a course of treatment that lasts for a number of days or weeks. Most people who undergo radiotherapy to treat a serious condition, such as cancer, have five treatments a week (one treatment a day, Monday to Friday) with a break at the weekend. Taking a break allows the normal and non-cancerous cells to recover. Depending on cases, a patient can get radiation treatment more than once a day or over the weekend.

We offer all treatments using 3D planning with CT scan, MRI, PET/CT fusion when required for better delineation of target and critical structure. Expert team of qualified doctors, physicist, technologist and nursing counselor and other paramedical staff supervise the entire treatment process for best results. Patients not only get treatment for their ailment but get healing touch by personalized care and counseling by doctors and psychologists.

Right treatment planning is the key to Cure !!

Brachytherapy

This is a special type of radiation where the radioactive source is set within the tumour body of the patient and hence, is also known as internal radiation. This procedure helps in exact and precise treatment of tumour only by sparing the close by critical organs.

External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)

External beam radiation therapy is also known as teletherapy as it is done from a distance by using X-rays. In this kind of radiotherapy, an external device generates high energy radio waves from a distance that aims the targeted cancerous cells and tissues. X-rays act on tumour cells, kill their DNA, thus hampering their further growth and division leading to death of all tumour cells or shrinkage of tumour.

Both the above treatments may either be done alone or in combination with each other for better control and cure of the disease.

Patients suffering from cancer and certain non malignant condition require radiation therapy. Asian Institute of Medical Sciences is the first hospital in North India to deploy the innovative RapidArc TM. The Radiology department at Asian Hospital has state-of-the-art radiotherapy facility with facilities for both internal and external radiation therapy.

Our innovative technology leads towards better patient outcomes.

Teletherapy | External Beam- Our latest technology within trilogy linear accelerator have IMRI, IGRI, Rapid Arc and 4D Gating facilities.
Brachytherapy- High dose brachytherapy using Iridium 192, Gamma Med Plus iX and 24 channel brachytherapy system to treat a very large tumour in few minutes.

Oncology Hospital in India