Eye cancer treatment with radiotherapy

Modern methods of radiation therapy might become an excellent opportunity for patients who needs eye cancer treatment at any stage. Today, external-beam radiation therapy grants an accurate aim at the tumor tissues. It helps to avoid unnecessary damage to the surrounding healthy tissues. Radiotherapy might become a part of adjuvant treatment (a therapy that aims to prevent relapses and prescribes in addition to main therapy methods) or the primary treatment method. Before starting radiation therapy, patients must undergo a CT or MRI scan of the head and neck area and numerous other preparations to help ensure the patient will withstand the treatment well. Based on that data, medical practitioners creates a 3D plan of future treatment and count the required dosage for future treatment sessions. Most often, a single course of radiation therapy for eye cancer will take 10 to 30 treatment sessions. A single therapy session takes up to a few minutes. During radiation therapy, the patient is laid or sits in a fixed position while the high-tech apparatus moves over him, simultaneously sending focused beams of ionizing exposure. These beams damage the structure of the tumor cells and prevent cancer from further growth and development.