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SHB-MDH offers comprehensive cancer care with state-of-the-art radiation therapy for all types of cancers — equipped with advanced Linear Accelerators, CT Simulators, dedicated Treatment Planning Systems and an in-house Mould Room, delivering precise, safe and effective treatment while protecting healthy tissue.
Radiation oncology is a clinical and scientific discipline devoted to the management of patients with cancer and other diseases using ionising radiation — alone or combined with other treatments.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays or electron beams, to destroy cancer cells by damaging their DNA. This prevents the cells from growing and dividing, leading to tumour shrinkage or elimination while minimising damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
It may be used alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy or other cancer treatments. Our Radiation Oncology team uses advanced technology and evidence-based protocols to provide personalised, effective and compassionate care.
This DNA damage is expressed when the cell attempts to undergo mitosis (cell division). As a result, the affected cancer cell loses its reproductive capacity and eventually dies. Because this occurs over subsequent cell cycles, the shrinkage of a tumour is often not immediately visible and may become apparent only after a lag period.
Tumours with rapidly dividing cells, such as lymphomas, respond more quickly to radiation. Slowly proliferating tumours may require a longer period before the therapeutic effects become clinically evident.
Radiation therapy using X-rays or electron beams produces free radicals within the cell, particularly in and around the nucleus. These free radicals damage the cell’s DNA, causing it to lose its ability to reproduce and divide.
Respond very well and may be cured with radiation alone in selected cases: Lymphomas, Seminoma, Dysgerminoma, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma.
Commonly treated with radiation, often with surgery and/or chemotherapy: Head & Neck, Breast, Cervical, Prostate, Skin cancers, Ewing's Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma.
May need higher doses or combined approaches: Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Osteogenic Sarcoma, Glioblastoma, Melanoma.
Radiation is frequently used before or after surgery to destroy microscopic cancer cells that may remain, reducing the risk of recurrence. Common examples include:
Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy improves outcomes in many cancers. Chemotherapy can make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation, increasing the chances of tumour control and cure.
In cancers such as breast cancer and lymphomas, radiation given after chemotherapy helps consolidate the treatment response and reduces the risk of recurrence.
This approach has helped preserve important organs and their function in cancers such as:
No. Radiation therapy is completely painless — you won\u2019t feel anything during the session, much like having an X-ray. Some side effects may develop gradually over the course of treatment, which our team helps you manage.
Radiation damages cancer-cell DNA, and the affected cells die over subsequent cell cycles — so tumour shrinkage is often not immediately visible and may become apparent only after a lag period. Rapidly dividing tumours like lymphomas respond faster; slower-growing tumours take longer to show effect.
Modern radiation therapy is designed to target the tumour precisely while minimising exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. Our advanced Linear Accelerators, CT simulation, treatment planning systems and custom immobilisation devices (made in our in-house mould room) all work together to protect healthy tissue.
Yes. Radiation may be used alone or combined with surgery, chemotherapy or other treatments depending on your cancer type and stage. It is often given before or after surgery to reduce recurrence, or with chemotherapy to improve tumour control and even preserve organs like the voice box.
Radiation treats a wide range of cancers. Some — like lymphomas, seminoma and retinoblastoma — are highly radiosensitive and may be cured with radiation alone in selected cases. Others, like head & neck, breast, cervical and prostate cancer, are commonly treated with radiation combined with surgery or chemotherapy. Your radiation oncologist will explain how it applies to your specific diagnosis.
As a charitable hospital, our radiation therapy rates are kept well below corporate hospitals. Patients under CGHS, ESI, PSU panels and government cancer schemes may receive cashless or subsidised treatment, and our support desk assesses every family for additional charitable funding.
Book a consultation with our Radiation Oncology team. Bring your reports — we will review your case and explain your treatment options and subsidy eligibility.
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