Radiotherapy in Israel

Doctor Diana Matsevsky

Senior physician at the National Institute of Oncology at Ichilov Medical Center

Top Ichilov Radiotherapy Department: The Most Advanced Radiation Therapy in Israel

Radiotherapy in Israel today is one of the most reliable and safe ways to combat the disease. The Top Ichilov clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The radiotherapy department has seven accelerators, two of which are the most modern in all of Israel.

The use of the most relevant techniques in treatment, such as SBRT, IMRT, IGRT, allows doctors to achieve excellent results.

Some of these techniques are actively used for radiotherapy of pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, malignant brain tumors, and other tumors.

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What is Radiotherapy in Israel Using the IMRT Method?

Radiotherapy is a type of treatment for oncological diseases based on the use of X-rays or other types of ionizing radiation. The radiation damages rapidly dividing cells, making it lethal for cancer tumors.

IMRT is Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. In the modern world, it is considered one of the most effective and precise methods of radiotherapy.

This highly maneuverable method of irradiation allows for the regulation of the radiation dose level directly during the therapy session. This enables maximum destruction of malignant cells with minimal harm to healthy tissues. The treatment course lasts five to seven weeks, five days a week. If this method is used as an adjunct treatment, it lasts two to three weeks. Each session lasts fifteen minutes.

Treatment in Israel involves a very serious approach to each stage. Radiotherapy is planned using specialized equipment – CT-simulator, or, in the most difficult cases, PET-CT.

The essence of planning lies in the so-called simulation. During this procedure, specialists mark the localization of the tumor focus by applying special lines and points. Then, equipment is used to conduct all necessary measurements.

The radiotherapy department employs physicists who perform the remaining calculations for the correct direction and adjustment of the beam strength.

Only after all these procedures can doctors begin the course of cancer radiotherapy.

What is Radiotherapy in Israel Using the IGRT Method?

IGRT is a method of precise irradiation of non-static cancer cells (for example, in lung tissue, which shifts during breathing).

Using the IGRT method, irradiation is conducted with a special linear accelerator. By accurately determining the localization and volume of the tumor on a computed tomography scan, as well as precise calculations of the intensity and direction of the radiation, minimal harm is achieved with maximum therapeutic effect.

Since the introduction of the latest RAPID AIR radiotherapy system, cancer radiotherapy in Israel has reached a new level.

The principle of this system's operation is simultaneous high-precision irradiation and visualization using computed tomography.

This allows for a tenfold increase in the strength of irradiation without any harm to the patient's health. Additionally, it reduces the duration of irradiation and, in some cases, even avoids surgical interventions.