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What Are The Primary Signs And Symptoms Of A Brain Tumour?

This March marks the 21st anniversary of Brain Tumour Awareness Month, and every radiotherapy centre plays a part in ensuring that as many brain tumours are treated as possible, with advanced technology and diagnostics assisting with this aim. Initially…

What Can You Do To Feel Better During Cancer Treatment?

Cancer treatment is a process with many steps before, during and after visiting the radiotherapy centre, and specialist cancer doctors and nurses will take a holistic, conscientious approach during the entire duration of the journey. Every…

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Amethyst Austria Featured on the Front Page of Die Presse

The team here at Amethyst Radiotherapy have been featured on the website of Austrian broadsheet newspaper Die Presse, showcasing the leading private radiotherapy clinic, based in Vienna, which provides a wide range of different radiation oncology…

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5 Important Facts About Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment

There are certain conditions which can be effectively managed and treated once their causes are understood, and trigeminal neuralgia is a particularly illustrative example of this. Once it has been diagnosed and a patient has been referred…

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What Were The Early Treatments That Inspired Radiotherapy?

Anyone who is prescribed a course of radiotherapy treatments from a specialist centre can feel comforted that they are receiving a proven treatment that is over a century old and is still evolving and improving in its efficacy. From the…

How Prostate Cancer Treatment Has Advanced In Recent Years

Prostate cancer is a disease that kills millions of men every year. It is one of the most common forms of cancer and men will increasingly become vulnerable to it after the age of 50. Those who are overweight, have a family history of the disease…

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Why Does Stereotactic Radiosurgery Primarily Treat The Brain?

If someone is prescribed a treatment plan that consists of stereotactic radiosurgery, they can enter the radiotherapy centre confident that they are being treated by one of the most effective, accurate and oldest radiosurgical treatments available. The…

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Who Was The First Person To Be Treated With The Gamma Knife?

Precision is key when it comes to any treatment related to the brain, and part of the reason why people are often prescribed a trip to a radiotherapy centre for stereotactic radiosurgery is precisely because of this precision. Lars Leksell…

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Personalised Radiotherapy for Better Bladder Cancer Outcomes

Radiotherapy has been in use since around the turn of the 20th century, making it a very well-established area of medicine. Nevertheless, like any other form of medicine, nothing has stood still; as well as establishing more kinds of cancer…

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Who Accidentally Discovered Radiotherapy’s Therapeutic Use?

For over a century, people have gone to radiotherapy centres with the knowledge that they can receive some of the best treatment possible to help remove growths and lesions, treat nerve conditions with the accuracy of a scalpel and provide…

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Exploring the Delayed Use of Radiotherapy in Treating Cancer

One of the most comforting aspects of entering a radiotherapy centre is that whilst many of the therapies and technologies being used are new, the underlying concept behind the treatment has been established for over a century. This means…

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Understanding How Radiotherapy After Surgery Helps Prevent Cancer Recurrence

There are so many different forms of cancer, each of which relies on a treatment plan that can vary significantly from one diagnosis to another. In some cases, a visit to a radiotherapy centre will be enough to destroy certain types of early-stage…

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What Conditions Were First Treated with Radiotherapy? A Historical Look

A referral to a radiotherapy centre for treatment means that a person is going to receive non-intrusive, effective and versatile treatment for a wide variety of conditions. Brain tumours, as well as certain types of lesions and growths in…

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The Fall Of Radioactive Therapy And Rise Of Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is one of three front-line treatments used in the treatment of lesions, tumours and malignant cancers, and the earlier a cancer diagnosis is acquired, the more likely it is that visiting a radiotherapy centre is the primary, if…

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SBRT bei NSCLC (Dr Kuczer – 2024)

Radiation Oncology specialist, Dr. Kuczer 3D-CRT vs. SBRT Respiratory Motion Management Conventional (ITV-based) – Contour and treat full tumor ROM Accelerator beam gating – Patient breathes normally;…

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Using Radiotherapy Alongside Medication in Cancer Treatment

Our radiotherapy centre can now treat a very wide array of conditions. The technology of radiotherapy has been developed over the last 120 years to offer hope and extend life to sufferers of various forms of cancer. This has become more adroit…

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Nutrition Tips to Support Radiotherapy Recovery

Facing a battle against cancer can be one of the most daunting prospects anyone can be confronted with. It is not just the reality of our mortality - since we will all die eventually - but the uncertainty of outcome, both for you and your loved…

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Could ‘Mini CERN’ Revolutionize Future Radiotherapy?

Ever since the possibilities of radiotherapy were first discovered in the 1890s and put into practice in the 1900s, the potential of this technology to treat cancer has been a keen subject of intensive research around the world. Indeed, if…

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The Motivation That Made Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Possible

People entering the radiotherapy centre today for precise treatment for brain lesions and tumours know that the treatment they are set to receive involves no incisions, leaves only the marks of the metal guide frame and will generally give them…

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What Your Recovery From Gamma Knife Surgery Involves

Major treatment for any kind of ailment, especially cancer, can be quite gruelling. But with a gamma knife, it can be much less so than some imagine. If you have a tumour that requires precise attention, sometimes the solution your oncologist…

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Comparing Internal vs External Radiotherapy Treatments

When someone opts for treatment at a radiotherapy centre, they might be surprised at the sheer diversity of the range of treatments on offer, many of which are bespoke and targeted at treating particular types of cancer located in specific parts…

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What Is Immobilisation & Why Does It Matter In Radiotherapy?

Whilst based on a single, unifying principle, the development of radiotherapy as a treatment has taken over a century and even in the 2020s there are fundamental changes in how treatments are planned, organised and carried out. There are…

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How Blood Tests Could Improve Brain Cancer Radiotherapy

The use of radiotherapy dates from the end of the 19th century, but a host of technological and medical advancements over the years have increased its effectiveness in fighting cancer and extending life, while ameliorating the side effects. However,…

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The Principle Behind The Effectiveness Of Radiation Therapy

Either by itself or in combination with other treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy is a fundamental part of many cancer treatments, and millions of people will set foot into a radiotherapy centre to start or continue cancer treatment,…

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What Is Biology-Guided Radiotherapy And How Does It Work?

Technological advancement is one of the core parts of the development of radiotherapy, much in the same way that radiation therapy is one of the core parts of the treatment of many lesions, tumours and types of cancer. Because of this, radiotherapy…

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