Adult Radiation Oncology

Delve into the realm of radiation oncology, where precise beams of radiation target cancer cells with accuracy and efficacy, offering therapeutic solutions for a myriad of cancer types and stages.

• External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT): Utilizes high-energy X-ray or proton beams directed externally at the tumor site to destroy cancer cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissues, offering a noninvasive treatment approach for various solid tumors, including prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and brain tumors, customized to each patient's unique anatomy and tumor characteristics to maximize treatment efficacy and minimize side effects.
• Brachytherapy: Involves the placement of radioactive sources directly within or adjacent to the tumor site, delivering high-dose radiation locally while minimizing exposure to nearby organs at risk, particularly for gynecologic cancers, prostate cancer, and head and neck cancers, offering precise tumor targeting, rapid dose fall-off, and reduced treatment duration for select patients, enhancing treatment outcomes and quality of life.
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): Utilizes highly focused radiation beams delivered with submillimeter accuracy to treat small, well-defined tumors or isolated metastases in the brain, spine, lung, liver, or other anatomical sites, offering noninvasive alternatives to surgery for patients with inoperable or surgically high-risk lesions, delivering ablative doses of radiation in a limited number of treatment sessions, maximizing local tumor control and minimizing treatment-related toxicity.
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART): Incorporates advanced imaging technologies such as CT scans, MRI, or PET scans to visualize the tumor and surrounding anatomy in real-time, allowing for precise radiation delivery and daily treatment adjustments based on changes in tumor size, shape, or position, particularly for tumors affected by respiratory motion or anatomical shifts, ensuring accurate dose delivery and minimizing irradiation of healthy tissues.
• Particle Therapy: Utilizes charged particles such as protons or heavy ions to deliver radiation to cancer cells with greater precision and conformity compared to conventional photon-based radiation therapy, sparing adjacent normal tissues and reducing the risk of long-term side effects, particularly for pediatric cancers, skull base tumors, and radioresistant malignancies, offering potential advantages in tumor control, treatment outcomes, and quality of life.