Features of TOMO radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer

Laryngeal cancer is a major cancer that endangers the health of the Chinese people. 90% of them are squamous cell carcinomas. Effective treatments for laryngeal cancer are very important to help patients get rid of the threat of cancer. TOMO radiotherapy is an ideal treatment today.

What is TOMO radiotherapy

The TOMO radiotherapy system installs the main components of a 6-megavolt medical linear accelerator on the slip ring frame of a 64-row spiral CT. It integrates IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) and IGRT (image guided radiation therapy), uses spiral CT rotation scanning, combined with high-tech computed tomography image navigation adjustment, through 360-degree rotation and 51 arcs of irradiation, to effectively kill cancer cells of various distributions, positions and shapes within a range of 40cm×160cm.

Treatment characteristics of TOMO radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is an effective method for treating laryngeal cancer today. Its advantage is that it can not only eliminate the tumor, but also preserve the laryngeal function and the patient's developmental function. This method is suitable for patients with stage I laryngeal cancer, patients with poor general condition who are not suitable for surgery, and patients who receive preoperative radiotherapy.

In recent years, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy has become the main treatment for laryngeal cancer. On this basis, CT-guided TOMO spiral tomographic radiotherapy technology has more advantages. It not only overcomes the positioning error during traditional radiotherapy, but also minimizes the irradiation range and amount of normal tissue, thereby reducing the patient's radiotherapy damage and improving the efficacy.

TOMO radiotherapy, with its more accurate dose gradient and good conformality, can obtain sufficient prescribed dose and good dose distribution in the target area, and minimize the impact on surrounding normal organs, reducing radiotherapy-related adverse reactions. It can not only effectively treat lesions, but also meet the basic physiological needs of patients. This is undoubtedly the outcome that patients most want. In a sense, TOMO radiotherapy is the best choice.