Patients with cancer have another tool in their toolbox for managing pain. Palliative radiation therapy is an effective option for relieving body aches associated with cancer. Dr. Adam Holtzman, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, explains how innovation is improvingradiation therapy. Doctors often use...
External beam radiotherapy is a safe– often very effective– treatment modality for oncologic spine pain. In this chapter, clinical evaluation of patients with spinal metastases will be discussed along with indications for treatment and various approaches with radiation therapy. The evidence base for ...
Oncologic and Functional Outcomes after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for High-Grade Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Advances in Pain Research and Therapy Vol. 2. Pain of Advanced Cancer. Editors John J. Bonica and Vittorio Ventafridda. Raven Press, New York; $12.40; pp. 736; 245 x 160...
The review describes the possibilities and effectiveness of individual patient-tailored conventional and innovative radiation therapy approaches aiming at pain relief in cancer patients. 展开 关键词: cancer pain, pain management, radiation therapy
Late side effects from radiation therapy take months and sometimes years to show up and usually don’t go away. But not everyone will have them. These problems happen when radiation damages your body. For example, scar tissue can affect the way your lungs or your heart works. Bladder, bowel...
Radiation therapy is, along with chemotherapy and surgery, one of the three main components of cancer treatment. It is often misunderstood and carries negative connotations.
The evolution of proven TomoTherapy technology: Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) featuring best-in-class clinical workflows, integrated 3D image guidance, and highly conformal treatments enabled by a unique binary MLC. Radixact Patient Site ...
While radiation appears to target cancer cells and can regress tumors, this is only in the short-term, before the tumors regrow with a vengeance. Radiation therapy can be useful for palliative care as a method to control pain or manage other quality of life symptoms. BEFORE you schedule any...
Radiation therapy uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. The therapy is usually conducted using a linear accelerator — a machine that directs high-energy beams of radiation into a patient's body. Mpilo Hospital has two linear accelerators and a third machine for cervical cancer - ...
Radiation therapy can also reduce pain and other symptoms that may occur when cancer spreads. It may lessen the chances of a fracture if cancer has spread to the bones.PreparationBefore you begin radiation therapy, you should take these steps:...