Radiation Therapy

Radiation Oncologists are health care providers who specialize in radiation therapy.

Radiation Therapy :

Radiation Therapy uses precisely targeted high energy radiation doses to kill cancer cells. Cancer cell death occurs due to radiation induced DNA damage and is completely a painless treatment with few temporary side effects.

Velammal Hospital - Orthopaedics Department

The department of radiation oncology at velammal hospital & research institute offers specialized radiation treatment to the following diseases sites

♦ Breast Cancer

♦ Central nervous system(Brain & Spinal cord tumours)

Endocrine Tumours
Gastrointestinal Tumours (oesophagus , stomach, colon , rectum)
Hepato pancreatico biliary tumour
Genitourinary tumours (Bladder,kidney,prostate,penis)
Bone Marrow Transplant

Head and nerve Tumours
Lung cancer
Ophthalmology (Orbital tumours)
Paediatric cancers
Sarcomas (Bone,Soft Tissue,Abdominal)

Services:

External Radiotherapy

3D conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT)
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Image Guided radiotherapy (IGRT)
Volumetric modulated ARC Therapy (VMAT)
Stereotactic radio surgery (SRS)
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Brachytherapy

Intracavitary
Interstitial
Surface mould
Intra luminal

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