What is the Brachytherapy Skin Cancer Treatment?
Channel: Arizona Dermatology
Date: 2015-05-15

http://arizonaderm.com/services/brachytherapy-skin-cancer-treatment/

Electronic Brachytherapy is a non-surgical, painless therapy for the treatment of skin cancer. At Arizona Dermatology, we’re proud to say that we were the first in the state to offer Electronic Brachytherapy! We are also the only practice to employ our own full-time radiation oncologist, a nationally known physicist and a staff specifically trained in the delivery of electronic brachytherapy. This innovative procedure uses a micro-miniaturized x-ray tube to precisely target the affected area. This limits the risk of coming in contact with undamaged muscle tissue or other critical organs. The instrument is gently placed on the affected area and in less than five minutes, the treatment is done, with no risk of any radioactivity. This treatment option is painless. Patients experience none of the harmful side effects that some might experience with other forms radiation therapy.