Centre for Cancer

Radixact® Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy has always been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, especially for treating solid tumours, with nearly half of all cancer patients undergoing it during their treatment journey. However, conventional methods have often struggled with the limitations of tumor motion, collateral damage to healthy tissue, and inflexible treatment planning. Bringing in medical innovation by way of precision radiation therapy in India, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai has introduced a major advancement in Indian oncology care — the Radixact® Treatment Delivery System. Developed by Accuray, the Radixact® system integrates advanced image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and real-time tumor tracking, creating a comprehensive solution that redefines accuracy, safety, and patient comfort. It’s designed to adapt — not just deliver.

What makes Radixact® Unique?

The Radixact® system uses a unique helical delivery method, where the radiation beam continuously rotates 360 degrees around the patient, allowing precise targeting from all angles. This approach, combined with a built-in CT scanner, integrates real-time imaging and motion synchronization. This means the tumor’s position can be assessed and adjusted for immediately before and even during treatment — a critical feature for tumours that move due to breathing, such as those in the lungs or liver. What sets Radixact® apart is Synchrony® motion tracking technology, which allows the radiation beam to follow the tumor as the patient breathes. This dynamic adjustment means radiation is consistently delivered to the tumor, minimizing exposure to nearby healthy tissues and reducing potential side effects.

Clinical Versatility and Impact

The reach of Radixact® is not limited to any specific tumour type or location. It is highly effective to treat a wide range of cancers — that include breast, prostate, brain, head & neck, spinal, and thoracic malignancies — making it a versatile solution for complex cases. The system's capacity to provide more intense, safer doses of radiation also means fewer treatment sessions, both a convenience and accelerated relief for patients.

The Radixact® radiation therapy can adapt to different situations as per the need of the time. As the tumor evolves in size or form even minutely during the course of treatment, the system enables medical experts to modify plans accordingly. This helps ensure optimal treatment effectiveness throughout the course.

Patient-Centered Outcomes

For patients, Radixact® offers significant advantages:

• Reduced side effects
• Shorter treatment durations
• Improved treatment outcomes
• Enhanced patient comfort

These factors are focused to provide patients with a better quality of life during and after their cancer treatment. Thus, encouraging more and more cancer patients to seek expert medical care fearlessly with a goal of long-term wellness.

EDGE™ Radiosurgery: Asias first Radiosurgery and Radiation Therapy equipment for Cancer Treatment

A new EDGE™ Radiosurgery system from Varian Medical Systems is being installed at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for the first time in Asia. The newly-installed device offers a precise, non-invasive alternative to conventional surgery, with no incisions and few of the healing, pain, and recovery issues typically associated with conventional surgery. The installation will make significant difference in precise and quality outcomes in cancer treatment.

Brachyvision

3D Planning system for image guided brachythrapy which uses 3D data sets such as CT, MR and PET.

Eclipse

Planning system for all forms of External beam radiotherapy like 3D CRT/IMRT

Integration with CT scanner and PET CT

PET based planning is a step forward in identifyting the biological tumour volume and delivering more precise radiation to the tumour with the precise technology

Gammamed plus

It is a high dose rate remote afterloading brachytherapy device capable of delivering conformal dose to the tumour planned on the brachy vision planning system capable of generating 3D conformal dose distribution supporting various forms of image guided brachytherapy.

NovalisTX

NovalisTX is a versatile machine .It is a powerful stereotactic tool for intracranial and extracranial stereotactic treatment for deep seated tumours of the tumours/lesions of brain and body in a non invasive manner. It has a very precise beam shaper (2.5 mm). It has a cone beam CT attched to the machine. It also has a facility for gating for respiratory movements.

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is an advanced procedure to fight prostate cancer. It is a focal ablation treatment that uses high frequency sound waves to destroy prostate cancer cells. The machine gives off sound waves to heat up and destroys the prostate cancer cells. Your doctor may recommend HIFU as a treatment if your cancer is confined to the prostate gland. Use of HIFU is not possible if the cancer has spread to other parts of your body which means it is metastatic or advanced prostate cancer. The most commonly done HIFU treatment is focused towards specific areas of the prostate gland; this is known as focal HIFU. Here are a few key advantages of the HIFU:

• Day care or one day admission procedure
• No incision on the body- minimal pain
• Catheter only for 3-5 days
• Only cancer part of prostate is treated
• Preservation of urinary control and potency (erection of penis)
• No major complications

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