Inside the first cancer radiotherapy area in Ha Tinh

TPO - The High-Tech Radiation Therapy Area of ​​Ha Tinh General Hospital has been invested with modern machinery and highly specialized doctors, and is expected to be operational by the end of 2024.

12/18/2024 | 14:30

TPO - The High-Tech Radiation Therapy Area of ​​Ha Tinh General Hospital has been invested with modern machinery and highly specialized doctors, and is expected to be operational by the end of 2024.

Close-up of modern machinery at the first cancer radiotherapy area in Ha Tinh. Video: Pham Truong.

Ha Tinh General Hospital has just completed the construction of infrastructure and equipped modern machinery for the High-Tech Radiation Therapy Area. The project is built on an area of ​​over 700m2 with main items such as: CTSIM simulation room, TPS planning room, accelerator control room and accelerator room... This is the first cancer radiation therapy center in this locality.

This Radiation Therapy Area is invested with modern machinery system, multi-energy linear accelerator radiation therapy system with modern 160-leaf collimator which is completely newly invested. This is a machine system with many configurations and features equivalent or higher than current units.

With this system, the center will perform many radiotherapy techniques such as: intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), which helps adjust the intensity and direction of radiation to focus precisely on the tumor, protecting surrounding healthy tissue, especially for sensitive organs such as the heart, lungs, brain...; volumetrically modulated radiotherapy (VMAT) uses radiation moving in a circular arc around the patient, allowing optimal adjustment of the radiation dose according to the shape and size of the tumor, reducing treatment time and increasing the effectiveness of destroying cancer cells...

In addition, the system has image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), Conebeam CT 4D will use continuous images during treatment to ensure high accuracy, helping to monitor and promptly adjust the location of the tumor in the body; 3D radiotherapy (3D-CRT) is a highly accurate radiotherapy method, recreating the image of the tumor in three dimensions, helping the radiation beams to be adjusted to fit the shape of the tumor, minimizing the impact on healthy tissue and optimizing treatment effectiveness.

Inside the radiotherapy area, there is also a modern 16-row SIM CT simulation system that will help accurately simulate the location, size, and shape of the patient's tumor, creating a database for radiotherapy planning software.

When it comes into operation, this radiotherapy area will be operated by 10 highly specialized doctors. These doctors have all been trained in radiotherapy at leading medical facilities at the central level, including 4 doctors with postgraduate degrees.

Dr. Vo Van Phuong - Head of the Department of Oncology - Nuclear Medicine (Provincial General Hospital) said that each year, Ha Tinh has more than 2,000 new cancer cases, over 4,000 inpatient cancer patients. Over the years, the hospital has performed well in surgery, chemotherapy, and treatment support for cancer patients. "The completion of the high-tech radiotherapy area not only helps the hospital close the cancer diagnosis and treatment process but also reduces the difficulties and hardships for patients when they have to transfer to another treatment facility," Dr. Phuong informed.

The center is expected to be operational by the end of December 2024. In the photo is a CO2 fire extinguishing system installed and used in the radiotherapy area to ensure the utmost safety for this area.

Pham Truong

Source: https://tienphong.vn/ben-trong-khu-xa-tri-ung-thu-dau-tien-o-ha-tinh-post1701879.tpo