Together with surgery and medical oncology, radiotherapy is a very important treatment modality for malignant disease (cancer). Certain benign conditions may also benefit from radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy directs ionizing radiation (photons and electrons produced by a linear accelerator) to the target tissue. Radiotherapy is performed either as sole treatment (primary), as additional treatment after surgery (adjuvant), or in combination with chemotherapy (radio-chemotherapy).

Today, many cancers can be cured (curative therapy). However, when this is no longer possible, radiotherapy can help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life (palliative therapy).

With the help of three-dimensional (3D) radiation planning, using modern treatment-planning computer systems, radiation can be accurately aimed at the target area (treatment field), with minimal damage to healthy organs.

Radiotherapy involves complex technology and treatment concepts. For this reason, highly trained specialists from many disciplines work together, both in planning and in providing treatment.

In the following pages we will introduce our practice and provide more detailed information.