ABOUT BRACHYTHERAPY ON SCREEN

The next Medical Magazine on TVP Kraków will be devoted to brachytherapy, a modern method of cancer treatment.

The weekly Medical Magazine is a program presenting the diagnosis and treatment of diseases carried out in medical facilities in Lesser Poland. The next episode – broadcast on Wednesday, March 21 at 7.25 – will discuss brachytherapy. This is one of the modern techniques of cancer radiotherapy. It involves treatment using a radiation source placed in direct contact with the tumor. Word bro comes from Greek and means Near, so brachytherapy is a close-up treatment.

Materials for the mentioned episode were recorded, among others, at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center - in the brachytherapy laboratory and the general area of ​​the center. Among the specialists discussing the main topic are members of the Center's team: Dr. Krzysztof Bereza and Dr. Marcin Hetnał, director of the Center. They will explain the use of brachytherapy in the treatment of gynecological and prostate cancer.

After Wednesday's broadcast, the episode will be available on TVP Kraków twice more on the following days:

Wednesday, March 21.03.2018, 7.25 – XNUMX (premiere)

Sunday, March 25.03.2018, 10.35 - XNUMX

Monday, March 26.03.2018, 19.25 - XNUMX

or online at the website Medical Magazine.