Intensely Modulated Radiation Therapy
An advanced mode of high-precision radiotherapy that utilizes computer-controlled X-Ray accelerators to deliver precise radiation doses to a malignant tumor or specific areas within the tumor. IMRT is considered ideal for prostate cancer; benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck; and other organs that lie near important parts of the body such as the eyes, optic nerves, brain, brain stem, salivary glands, bladder, rectum, small bowels, kidneys, liver, lung and spinal cord. Advantages of IMRT include decreased radiation, decreased chance of harming normal cells, higher radiation dosage to cancer cells, precise radiation distribution and increase chance of destroying cancer cells.
Variants
- IMRT
