Brachytherapy is also called internal radiation therapy. Using radioactive plaques, needles, wires, tubes or small, seed-like delivery tools, a protected source of high-energy radiation is put inside or near the tumor. Doing this makes sure patients receive the maximum radiation dose where it is needed most, reducing how much of the healthy surrounding tissue is affected. In many cases, Brachytherapy is a good alternative to operating to remove a tumor and the affected organ. High-dose rate brachytherapy’s benefits include a shortened treatment period, less radiation reaching the healthy part of the affected organ and your body and reduced side effects.

Conditions treated

• Breast cancer
  
• Prostate cancer
  
• Head and Neck cancers
  
• Gynecological cancers