The Radiation Oncology Department at Saudi German Hospital Dubai provides outstanding health care to cancer patients. It is one of the most comprehensive facilities of its kind in the region. The department provides the most advanced radiation therapies available that help treats cancer and maintain patients' quality of life. Using the most advanced LINAC the radiation oncology team can deliver the radiotherapy with great precision and minimize the radiation dose to the surrounding healthy tissues. Efficient radiotherapy services are available for malignant and benign tumors. External Beam Radiotherapy is a type of radiation therapy delivered outside of the patient’s body by a machine called a linear accelerator or LINAC, which emits high-energy x-rays and electrons. It is able to focus on the tumor itself and excludes healthy surrounding tissues as much as possible.
Radiation therapy is the medical use of high-energy x-rays or stream of particles to destroy cancer cells while protecting the surrounding healthy tissues. In general, there are two uses of the x-ray:
There are two main types of Radiation therapy:
→ Consultation
Your first visit to radiation oncology is a consultation with the radiation oncologist. For most patients the visit will include:
→ CT-Simulation
→ Treatment planning
→ Treatment delivery
→ Follow-up Appointments
1. Head and neck Radiation therapy:
2. Chest Radiation therapy:
3. Stomach and abdomen Radiation therapy:
4. Pelvis Radiation therapy:
Yes, but it depends on the treated site and the interval between the two radiotherapy courses.