Radiation Therapy at TAMC

In the Israeli clinic, Tel Aviv Medical Clinic (TAMC), everything necessary for effective radiation therapy is concentrated. The clinic employs specialists with experience in leading world centres, highly qualified technicians and medical physicists. The department is equipped with modern equipment – linear accelerators. We use the latest achievements of science and technology: advanced methods have been introduced that meet world standards and guarantee patients the effectiveness of treatment. Depending on the protocol, several types of radiotherapy are performed: remote and internal.

Thanks to the use of new equipment and the professionalism of doctors, over the years of the clinic, thousands of patients have successfully received radiation treatment. Doctors use special programs to plan radiation fields with an accurate calculation of the rate and dose of exposure to the tumour. Complete computerized monitoring and automatic verification of the correctness of the settings set on the accelerator control panel exclude any probability of human error.

The essence of the procedure

Radiation therapy is a painless procedure using medical ionizing radiation, as which a high-energy photon or electron beam is usually used. This method of treatment aims to destroy tumour tissue or radiation to prevent disease recurrence.

Radiation therapy is used to treat various types of malignancies. Currently, more than half of patients are successfully treated with radiation. Quite often, doctors use radiation together with antitumor drugs (chemotherapy) to destroy the tumour.

The whole procedure takes place in special accelerators, where the specialist selects a dose of radiation. Irradiation can be performed once or several sessions can be performed. The doctor conducts the training procedure in advance.

Side effect

Radiotherapy does not cause radiation in the body. Therefore, you do not need to avoid close contacts with people. After the procedure, side effects may occur in the form of redness of the skin, increased body temperature, weakness, headache. A doctor can control the appearance of a negative reaction using drugs. However, they often pass independently after the end of treatment.

After the treatment, it is necessary to undergo regular preventive examinations. Be sure to inform him about cases when something has changed in well-being, began to bother the pain or the temperature rose. Cancer treatment for many patients is becoming a real trial. However, the day comes when the disease recedes, and life is improved.