Radiation therapy (also known as radiotherapy or radiation oncology) involves the use of radiation and imaging modalities to treat cancer or malignant tumors. Most common cancer types can be treated with radiotherapy.
A combination of therapies is often the best way to combat cancer, and at Bangkok Hospitals multiple traditional and breakthrough treatments are often applied. Integrative treatments of radiation therapists, surgeons, chemotherapists (including molecular targeted and ambulatory) radiologists, nutritionists and specialists of pain and emotional management or also known as Tumor Conference.
Diagnosis and Treatment Service at the Oncology Radiotherapy Center
Radiation Therapy is effective in the treatment of Malignant Tumors and Benign tumors. The uses ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill cancer cells while effecting minimal damage to surrounding organs and tissues. It can be effective in numerous process such as diagnosis, treatment planning, accurate positioning, and treatment itself.
Teletherapy or External beam therapy is a method of delivering a beam or several beams of high-energy ray to a patient’s tumor from outside the patient usually via a linear accelerator. These high energy x-rays can deposit their dose to the area of the tumor to destroy the cancer cells and, with careful treatment planning, spare the surrounding normal tissues.