Overview Of Effective Lung Cancer Treatment Options

Radiosurgery

Radiosurgery is known to be a good alternative to traditional open surgery because no large incisions are required. Radiosurgery involves the placement of small pieces of metal referred to as fiducials around the cancerous tissue between one and three weeks before the treatment session to mark the area for the treatment machine to follow. A large needle is typically used to place the fiducials in the body, so incisions are not required. Radiosurgery works by using high doses of radiation for longer sessions to damage and kill cancer cells. Radiation beams in radiosurgery are aimed at the area where the cancerous tissue is located from multiple different angles at the same time, making it a more targeted and powerful radiation method. Radiosurgery is really an advanced form of radiation therapy administered by a certain technique and process in fewer sessions than traditional radiation therapy.