Radiation Oncology – Radiotherapy
What does this specialty do?
Radiation oncology is a medical-surgical specialty that uses high-energy ionizing radiation to treat cancer and some benign conditions. It can be used alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy, or other treatments.
Its aim is to deliver precise doses of radiation to the affected area, protecting the surrounding healthy tissue. It is used for curative, palliative, or ablative purposes, and also to relieve symptoms such as pain and inflammation in non-cancer patients.
Diseases it treats
Malignant pathologies
- Prostate cancer
- Breast cancer
- Urological tumors (bladder, kidney)
- gynecological tumors
- Hematological tumors
- Lung tumors
- Digestive tumors (esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, rectum, anal canal)
- Pediatric tumors
- Primary brain tumors and brain metastases
- Head and neck tumors
- Tumors of the skin, soft tissues, and musculoskeletal system
- Eye tumors (ocular melanoma)
Benign pathologies
- keloid scars
- Musculoskeletal disorders (osteoarthritis, heel spur, heterotopic ossification)
- Neurological disorders (intractable cancer pain, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, meningiomas, schwannomas)
- Other conditions such as gynecomastia and Graves' ophthalmopathy
Procedures and treatments
External beam radiotherapy
- Treatment of malignant and benign pathologies indicated for external beam radiotherapy
Brachytherapy
- gynecological tumors
- Primary skin tumors
Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Ocular radiosurgery (choroidal melanoma)
- Brain metastases (single and multiple)
- Cerebral arteriovenous malformations
- Neuromas
- meningiomas
Ablative extracranial body radiosurgery (SBRT/SABR)
- SBRT of the prostate
- Breast SBRT (partial irradiation)
- Pulmonary and mediastinal SBRT
- Hepatic SBRT (primary tumors and metastases)
- SBRT of the pancreas and biliary tract
- Renal and adrenal SBRT
- SBRT vertebral and bone (metastasis)
- SBRT of metastatic lymph nodes
- SBRT of the celiac plexus for cancer pain management
Exam preparation
The service has specific guides for patient preparation, including recommendations on diet, skin care, and attendance at sessions.
- Guide for the patient and family: Radiotherapy treatment
- Preparation for pelvic treatment simulation
- Preparation for radiation therapy treatment for prostate cancer
Schedule an appointment
Request your appointment with the radiotherapy specialists.
Contact
Call us: (+57) 602 331 9090 ext. 4083, 3035, 4070
