Radiation Oncology at Carcinova Cancer Hospital
The Role of Radiation Therapy in Cancer Treatment
Approximately 50% of cancer patients who undergo cancer therapy receive radiation therapy at some point. Radiation treatment is primarily a local therapy where radiation is precisely targeted at cancer cells, making accuracy in radiation oncology essential. Carcinova Cancer Hospital Radiation Oncology Centre utilizes the most advanced technology, including HALCYON, the first of its kind in Odisha, to ensure the highest precision in treatment.
Advanced Technology and Skilled Team
Carcinova Cancer Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Centre features state-of-the-art technology like HALCYON. The treatment is administered by a team of trained radiation oncologists, radiology and imaging specialists, physicists, and dosimetrists. They collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team of surgical and medical oncologists to ensure treatment precision and effectiveness.
Personalized Radiation Therapy for Optimal Care
At Carcinova Cancer Hospital, a multidisciplinary team customizes radiation therapy for each patient, carefully planning dosage, administration patterns, and considering the therapy's impact on overall well-being. Radiation therapy may be used as a primary treatment, in combination with chemotherapy, before or after surgery, as a treatment for metastatic cancer, or as palliative care to alleviate pain.
Radiation Therapy Services
- IMRT - Head and Neck, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity
- IGRT - Head and Neck, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity
- SBRT - Head and Neck, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity
- SRS - Whole Brain
Radiation Oncology
Approximately 50% of cancer patients who undergo cancer therapy are subjected to radiation therapy at some point in their treatment plan. Radiation treatment is largely a local therapy in which radiation is administered in and around the cancer cells, and hence, accuracy in radiation oncology is pivotal to determine its effectiveness. Carcinova Cancer Hospital Radiation Oncology Centre has therefore been set up with the most advanced technology, such as the HALCYON, the first of its kind in Odisha.
Radiation Oncology Treatment
Carcinova Cancer Hospital's Radiation Oncology Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art technology like HALCYON. The treatment is administered by a fully trained and skilled team comprising radiation oncologists, radiology and imaging specialists, physicists, and dosimetrists. They undertake an extensive treatment planning approach in close consultation with the multidisciplinary team of surgical and medical oncologists to ensure precision and effectiveness in treatment.
At Carcinova Cancer Hospital, the multidisciplinary team of experts customizes the radiation therapy for each patient. They carefully devise the dosage, the pattern of administration, and the implications of the therapy on the patient's overall well-being. Radiation therapy may be used as the primary treatment, combined with other treatments like chemotherapy to inhibit the growth of new cancer cells, before surgery to shrink a tumor, after surgery to eliminate remaining cancer cells, as treatment for cancer that has spread, or as palliative treatment to relieve pain.
Services
- IMRT - Head and Neck
- IMRT - Thorax
- IMRT - Abdomen
- IMRT - Pelvis
- IMRT - Upper Extremity
- IMRT - Lower Extremity
- IGRT - Head and Neck
- IGRT - Thorax
- IGRT - Abdomen
- IGRT - Pelvis
- IGRT - Lower Extremity
- IGRT - Upper Extremity
- SBRT - Head and Neck
- SBRT - Thorax
- SBRT - Abdomen
- SBRT - Pelvis
- SBRT - Upper Extremity
- SBRT - Lower Extremity
- SRS - Whole Brain