Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Oct 26: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Narayana Superspeciality Hospital has launched a state of the art treatment therapy for cancer known as Interstitial Brachytherapy.
Dr (Brig) Man Mohan Harjai, Chief Administrative Officer of the Hospital, stated that with the launch of this therapy, the Hospital has emerged as one of the few hospitals which have expertise in comprehensive management of various cancers.
Brachytherapy is a radiation therapy treatment technique which is used for controlling cancers of several sites. In this modality, radiation source is placed at very short distance to the diseased region to damage cancer cells and destroys their ability to proliferate. It gives superior accuracy, conformity and localization as physician is able to place the source in close proximity to the tumour.
Speaking about the treatment modality, Dr Vikas Roshan, Consultant Radiation Oncology, SMVD Narayana Hospital said, “This technique involves minimal hospital stay where a patient is required to stay for just two days in the hospital and the chances of cure are very high as high dose of radiotherapy can be given in short span of time. Particularly in case of Gynaecology malignancy, the overall treatment time is very important and with the help of this technique, the treatment time is further reduced.”
The Brachytherapy treatment has always remained standard of care for cervical cancer from ages. As this is a highly skill dependent procedure but at the same time gives key satisfying results in cancer patients.
The team involved in performing procedure includes Dr Vikas Roshan (Consultant- Radiation Oncology), Dr Vanilla Chopra (Senior Consultant- Anaesthesia), Dr Jagmohan Singh (Junior Consultant- Oncology) and team of technical staff comprising of Senniandavar, Titiksha Vasudeva, Abin CV and Vandhana Devi.
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