Friday, July 1, 2016

Radiotherapy Treatment For Cancer

Cancer is a diverse class of diseases which are very different in terms of the causes and biological. Every organism, even plants, can get cancer. Nearly all known cancers arise gradually, as defects accumulate in cancer cells and cells of their children.

Cancer is caused by many factors, from heredity, smoking habits, and unhealthy lifestyle.

In many developed and developing countries, many hospitals have been using the technique and how the treatment / prevention for Cancer,Radiotherapy Treatment

In some Hospitals,has opened Radiotherapy facility for cancer patients with Linear Accelarator (LINAC) technology capable of delivering 3D-CRT (3-Dimensionl Conformal Radiation Therapy) by utilizing 3D information to pinpoint tumor location abd IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) to achieve highly confirmal radiation dose distribution corresponding to the shape of target volume.

This technology will focus the radiation precisely to the tumor to reduce any damage of the surrounding healthy tissues

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