Learn about conditions other than cancer that can be treated with radiation therapy.
Not only are patients surprised, Even health workers say that radiation therapy has a role in many cases that are not related to cancer, other than that it treats many slow-growing tumors. What the public calls benign tumors, Such as benign brain tumors and other diseases, For example, but not limited to:
- Brain hemorrhage when it is in sensitive areas that are difficult to reach by interventional and surgical methods.
- Bulging eyes due to hyperthyroidism when it does not respond to cortisone affects the quality of vision. Radiation therapy is a way to relieve this protrusion.
- Keloids in wounds: Some patients, after wound treatment and healing, develop lumps, so surgical removal is the solution. Then a radiotherapy session to prevent the return of this mass.
- Extraosseous ossification is the excessive formation of bone tissue outside the bone tissue, which leads to impaired joint movement. It may occur after accidents or paralysis and is treated by surgery followed by a direct session of radiation therapy to prevent the formation of new bone tissue around the joint.
- Trigeminal neuralgia: In some cases, radiosurgery with a single intensive session is one of the treatment options for such cases.
