Paediatric radiotherapy

Abstract

Radiotherapy is an effective modality of treatment that has a role in the management of many primary tumour sites. Radiotherapy is the therapeutic application of radiation. Usually the radiation source is a linear accelerator, but radiation treatment can also be achieved by the administration of radioisotopes, e.g. MIBG in the treatment of neuro-blastoma. Also cyclotrons can be used to produce proton beam radio-therapy which has a particular role in the treatment of paediatric tumours.