Post by masders on Feb 15, 2024 6:00:18 GMT -6
Radiosurgery is part of radiation therapy, which is used to treat tumors, usually in the brain, that cannot be removed by surgery. For the first time in the region, this type of radiation therapy is available in the "Acibadem Sistina" clinical hospital with the help of the most powerful and safest TRILOGY radiotherapy department. Regarding the question of when and how radiosurgery is performed, we received an answer from Dr. Slavica Kraleva, oncologist-radiotherapist at the "Acibadem Sistina" clinical hospital. What is stereotactic radiosurgery? Stereotactic radiosurgery is a very powerful and precise radiotherapy.
Instead of repeating with low doses, in Brazil Email List radiosurgery, the tumor is treated with a high-dose fraction of radiation. By means of radiosurgery, the DNA of the tumor is destroyed, making it possible for the tumor cells not to develop and spread. This type of radiation therapy is usually used in the treatment of brain tumors. It is the only therapy for the treatment of tumors located in those parts of the brain that are not reached, and cannot be removed by surgical intervention. Radiosurgery is an alternative to classical surgery. How are brain tumors treated with radiosurgery? The brain tumor is treated with only one fraction. Therefore, we give a large radiation dose with maximum protection of the surrounding healthy organs.
To perform or apply such treatment, the professionalism and preparation of the team of oncologists and radiotherapists, as well as medical physicists, is necessary. During brain tumor treatment, precise and focused radiation is provided. How is the patient prepared before the treatment? For the application of this treatment, the patient's head is immobilized (so that it does not move) ensuring a correct position during the treatment. At the same time, computer tomography is performed, in order to locate the location of the tumor. During the treatment period, the accelerator rotates around the patient, delivering high doses of radiation to the area where it has been marked or precisely defined before by the team of specialists, which includes radiologists, oncologists and neurosurgeons.
Instead of repeating with low doses, in Brazil Email List radiosurgery, the tumor is treated with a high-dose fraction of radiation. By means of radiosurgery, the DNA of the tumor is destroyed, making it possible for the tumor cells not to develop and spread. This type of radiation therapy is usually used in the treatment of brain tumors. It is the only therapy for the treatment of tumors located in those parts of the brain that are not reached, and cannot be removed by surgical intervention. Radiosurgery is an alternative to classical surgery. How are brain tumors treated with radiosurgery? The brain tumor is treated with only one fraction. Therefore, we give a large radiation dose with maximum protection of the surrounding healthy organs.
To perform or apply such treatment, the professionalism and preparation of the team of oncologists and radiotherapists, as well as medical physicists, is necessary. During brain tumor treatment, precise and focused radiation is provided. How is the patient prepared before the treatment? For the application of this treatment, the patient's head is immobilized (so that it does not move) ensuring a correct position during the treatment. At the same time, computer tomography is performed, in order to locate the location of the tumor. During the treatment period, the accelerator rotates around the patient, delivering high doses of radiation to the area where it has been marked or precisely defined before by the team of specialists, which includes radiologists, oncologists and neurosurgeons.