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Radiation therapy is a non-surgical method of treatment
of cancer and other diseases using penetrating beams
of high-energy waves called x-rays or gamma rays. Radiation
injures or destroys tumor cells by damaging their genetic
material, making it impossible for these cells to continue
to grow. Small amounts of surrounding normal cells may
also be affected by radiation, but unlike cancer cells,
most of them recover from the effects of radiation and
are able to function properly. Because cancer cells
grow and divide more rapidly than most of the normal
cells around them, radiation therapy can successfully
treat many kinds of cancer.
At SVCCC, radiation therapy is managed by the Radiation
Oncology Department, where our team of highly skilled
specialists focuses on your well-being and provides
all the caring support you need.
Doctors in SVCCC's Radiation Oncology Department use
two types of radiation therapy:
Here, you'll find some of the most innovative treatment
breakthroughs and advanced medical technologies, in
addition to a multidisciplinary approach to your care.
Our expert team includes specially trained physicians,
physicists, therapists, nurses, social workers, a nutritionist
and complementary therapists, who will work collaboratively
with you to design a customized plan of care that aims
to effectively and comfortably treat your cancer while
preserving healthy tissue and minimizing side effects.
This multidisciplinary team approach helps to ensure
that your experience with us is as comfortable, pain-free
and clinically successful as possible. Each patient
is evaluated and a customized
treatment plan is developed to efficiently and effectively
treat their cancer while reducing as many of the side
effects as possible.
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