Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
Mesothelioma is a deadly disease as there is no effective means of treatment by which the patent can be easily cured. In recent years, the radiation therapy has become quite popular to deal with acute mesothelioma. Actually radiation therapy is a process by which the tumor of the affected organ is destroyed by applying high-powered radioactive ray. However there is some variation to this therapy. We have discussed about radiation therapy, proton therapy and to add it a new mode of therapy, which we call Intensity, modulated Radio Therapy or in short IMRT. The IMRT is not given to each and every patient. If the radiation is to given to a complex shaped tumor, such techniques is followed. Such technique of IMRT has been proved very useful for tumors in neck, prostrate and head. The effective ness of this technique is about 50% higher than the traditional radiation therapy.
The effectiveness of IMRT to tackle local cancer is higher. Under this process higher dose of radioactive rays are directed to kill the cancer-affected cells. For this, the IMRT technique uses rays with different intensity and simultaneously computer-generated images are used to make the application of the ray target oriented. In this process, the ray only affects the cancerous cell and other healthy cells are remain intact. At present this IMRT is the finest mode of radiation the doctors all around the worlds increasingly use therapy. If cancer occurs at the vital organs such therapy is the best. The effeteness of the IMRT is due to its accuracy, howhowever the intensity of doses depends upon the shape, size and location of the tumor. In recent future some other mode of therapy may come to treat the disease more effectively. If you or your relative is suffering from such deadly disease, please consult your doctor what mode of treatment is to be followed.