AMETHYST RADIOTHERAPY CENTER WITH NEW METHODS OF TREATING HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Preparations are underway to introduce brachytherapy for head and neck cancer at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow. It will be conducted in close cooperation with the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the Specialist Hospital. L. Rydygier in Krakow.

Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the Specialist Hospital. Rydygiera is the largest facility of this type in Małopolska. It implements all the latest scientific achievements to increase the effectiveness of treatment.

The first brachytherapy treatment at the hospital's Amethyst Radiotherapy Center was performed on June 5, 2014. Since then, the method has been successfully used for cancer of the reproductive organs, breast and skin. Currently, preparations for brachytherapy treatments are underway, especially in cases of lip, oral cavity and throat cancer.

Brachytherapy involves direct irradiation of lesions by placing a radiation source in the tumor or its immediate vicinity. Its most important advantage is precision - by placing the radioactive source directly near the tumor (or even inside it), it is possible to significantly increase the dose that reaches the tumor lesion, while reducing the exposure of healthy organs to radiation.