Specialist in Radio-Oncology/Radiotherapy

Specialists in radio-oncology / radiotherapy treat malignant and benign diseases with the help of ionising radiation. Patients with cancer, in particular tumours of the breast, prostate, lungs, lymphatic system, increasingly also the lower digestive tract, gynaecological tumours and brain tumours are treated with radiation in order to achieve a cure or provide relief. The therapies are often combined with other treatment modalities such as surgery or chemotherapy. Radiotherapy is also increasingly being used with good results in the treatment of benign diseases, especially inflammatory-degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system, such as periarthritis, epicondylitis or heel spurs. These low-dose radiotherapy