Brachytherapy is a procedure of placing radioactive material inside the body of the patient to treat any sort of cancer. This process is often called internal radiation. Brachytherapy enables doctors to convey higher portions of radiation to progressively explicit regions of the body, contrasted and the regular type of radiation treatment (outer shaft radiation) that ventures radiation from a machine outside of your body.
Brachytherapy may cause fewer reactions than does outer pillar radiation, and the general treatment time is typically shorter with brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy is used to treat several types of cancer, including:
Bile duct cancer
Brain cancer
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Endometrial cancer
Esophageal cancer
Eye cancer
Head and neck cancers
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Rectal cancer
Skin cancer
Soft tissue cancers
Vaginal cancer
A portion of the symptoms of brachytherapy is like those seen with outside pillar radiation treatment, in spite of the fact that they are typically less extreme.
Instances of intense or prompt symptoms include:
Nearby swelling
Nearby wounding
Release in instances of vaginal or womb cancer.
Semen might be stained and, in uncommon cases, may contain ousted pellets. Patients are in this manner encouraged to utilize contraception during sex.
Bleeding
Pain and discomfort at the site of the implant
The general sentiment of weariness
Brachytherapy utilized for uterine, cervical, vaginal or prostate disease can prompt momentary urinary manifestations including urinary maintenance, torment on pee, incontinence, and failure to pee. Brachytherapy for these tumors can likewise prompt looseness of the bowels, stoppage and some rectal dying.
There can be varied factors that affect the costing of the procedure and many time external circumstances play an important role. The exact factors are:
State of the art technology
Brachytherapy isotope used
Individual spending capacity
Hospital allowances
25
Total Days
In Country
2 No. Travelers
5 Day in Hospital
20 Days Outside Hospital
Treatment cost starts from
USD 2100
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