Ear cancer treatment with radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is a method that uses a focused beam of ionizing exposure to impact tumor cells, destroy the cancerous DNA, and make tumors slowly degrade. Radiotherapy is often used to treat ear cancer that can’t be surgically removed due to technical issues as a primary method or as a part of combined therapy. When the tumor starts to shrink due to radiotherapy, doctors might consider further surgery to remove the ear cancer tumor. To ensure that no vital organs will be damaged during a radiotherapy session, doctors conduct a set of CT or (and) MRI scans. Based on this information, they create a treatment plan using a specific 3D planning software. Also, doctors have to make sure that patients won’t get any harm during radiation therapy. So, they had to examine their current health status deeply. The treatment session usually happens when a patient is in consciousness. They sit or lie on the table with radiation therapy apparatus for the tumor. They often might be fixated on the table or chair to prevent patients from moving. Typically, a single treatment session takes up to a few minutes, and a single course of treatment might count up to 30 treatment sessions. Often, patients have treatment daily.