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What is radiation therapy?

Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, uses ionizing radiation produced by a linear accelerator (linac) to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. The radiation passes through the body and delivers dose to the affected area while minimizing dose to the skin and tissue it passes through.

Although the radiation affects both cancer and normal cells, it has a greater effect on the cancer cells, damaging their genetic material and making impossible for these cells to continue to grow and divide. Treatment aimed at cure will give the highest possible dose of radiation to the cancer area (within safe limits) to attempt to kill all the cancer cells. Sometimes smaller doses are used, where the aim is to reduce the size of a tumor and/or relieve symptoms.

Electrons are used to treat skin cancers and other superficial lesions, as they are absorbed by the first few centimeters of skin, leaving very little dose to pass into the body. Radiation therapy is used to both cure disease and alleviate the symptoms of cancer. There are also a number of non-malignant conditions that are treated using radiation therapy.

Why does Terk Oncology use Elekta Infinity with Agilityâ„¢?

Terk Oncology is committed to providing the highest quality cancer care. With Elekta Infinity, we have a highly advanced radiation therapy system for cancer treatments. Elekta Infinity reduces the time required for radiotherapy sessions to five minutes or less, while giving your doctor the ability to treat targets more aggressively than ever before.

Elekta Infinity incorporates Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), an innovative way to deliver radiation treatments that is a significant improvement over traditional approaches. With Elekta's IMRT technology, the target area is continuously irradiated while the source of the beam rotates around the patient.

Safer Treatments

Elekta Infinity incorporates ultra-low dose capabilities through active leakage reduction, to minimize unnecessary radiation dose to critical structures. Additionally, this low-dose imaging capability helps minimize the side effects of radiation therapy by reducing the margins previously set to account for uncertainties of target dimensions, location and movement. Real-time assurance that the intended dose is delivered as precisely as it was planned offers an added layer of safety.

Clinicians can have the confidence that a 3D plan will be delivered as an accurately targeted 3D treatment.