LUNG CANCER - NEW METHODS OF TREATMENT
treatment of lung cancer by the method of SBRT (Stereotactic Body RT)
Cancer Treatment - Oncocare.ru - 2009

As it turned out, the technique of linear accelerator, there has long been used for a variety of needs - from production of isotopes to sterilize medical equipment.

Recently, however, technology has greatly modernized. By the powerful radiation apparatus (ten times more powerful than usual) you are connected, which introduced detailed information about the tumor, allowing the rays fall exclusively on the site of the lesion, without affecting neighboring organs and tissues.

Moreover, the rays are literally behind the cancer cells in moving with the breath of human organs. Such as the lungs, pancreas, liver, intestines.

In the Cancer Center David Rabin Medical Center, initiated by the method of treatment of patients with SBRT (Stereotactic Body RT).

Irradiation is carried out using the latest linear accelerator (radiotherapy), one of the most advanced in the world. This device allows irradiation of the tumor in the lungs during the respiratory movements of the chest, without damaging the healthy cells.

System detects slight movements of the patient, interrupts the radiation and thereby prevents damage to healthy tissues. During the irradiation session “virtual knife” works well apparata CT, transmitting information to a central computer.

All this creates extremely high accuracy of exposure and to work wonders. For the destruction of the tumor requires about 10 sessions of treatment, 15 minutes each, without pain and without side effects.

Dr. Naftali Meidan, director of the David Beilinson Hospital: “At a time when we expect a breakthrough in creating new drugs to treat cancer patients, this breakthrough technology is made of linear accelerators for treatment with radiation.”