The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy tumor cells by maximizing the radiation dose to the tumor while minimizing the dose to surrounding healthy tissue. Radiation treatments may be just one part of an integrated cancer treatment strategy involving other modalities of treatment including surgery and chemotherapy.
Patients receive radiation therapy treatments daily over a period of two to eight weeks.
Radiation therapy is delivered in a number of different ways including x-ray or electron beams and brachytherapy, or implant therapy, which is the temporary or permanent internal placement of radioactive sources. Each patient is treated with the type of radiation most appropriate to their situation. A treatment team comprised of a radiation oncologist, registered radiation therapists, oncology nurses, a medical physicist and a dosimetrist work together to ensure the most effective treatment for each patient. All Rights Reserved. Design by Web International and Greenland Creative.