Internal Radiation Therapy:

In the Internal Radiation Therapy, the source of radiation is placed inside the patient’s body. The source could be in solid form – as a capsule, or ribbon; or the source could be in liquid form – by ingesting radiopharmaceuticals or through an IV line.

External Radiation Therapy:

In the External Radiation Therapy, the external radiation beam is aimed at the specific local part of the body, from many directions. A linear accelerator machine is used for this.

At Shalby Hospitals, we use the latest instruments and machines for the radiation therapy. Our team of expert radiation oncologists examines the patient’s condition and medical history and then prescribes the appropriate dose of radiation, with utmost care.
These factors are studied for deciding the course of radiation therapy…

• Age and disease history of patient
• Location of the tumor
• Size of the tumor nodes
• Type and spread of cancer in body
• Other cancer treatment in combination
• Distance of tumor from radiation sensitive tissues
• Lifetime Radiation Dose Limits for the patient