Radiotherapy

The Radiation Oncology Department of Shanghai International Medical Center currently has 20 medical and technical staff members, including chief physicians, associate chief physicians, attending physicians, medical physicists, technicians, and nurses. The department director is a leader of a Shanghai municipal key medical specialty discipline, a master's degree supervisor, and a committee member of the Radiation Oncology Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association, the Radiation Oncology Committee of the Shanghai Medical Doctor Association, and the Radiation Oncology Committee of the Shanghai Anticancer Association. The department has carried out 3 national-level and municipal-level research projects and has won 1 excellence award from the Shanghai Anticancer Association. The Radiation Oncology Department is equipped with a Varian VitalBeam linear accelerator, a high-end TOMO device, a head Gamma Knife system, a Siemens large-bore 4D simulation and localization CT, and other equipment. Through the organic integration of high-definition image guidance, it provides patients with a wide range of radiotherapy options. In clinical practice, the radiotherapy duration of many patients has been shortened to a certain extent and treatment efficiency has improved; the department also performs well in the precision of tumor radiotherapy, while helping to reduce damage to normal tissue and adverse reactions. The quality of life of most patients has improved, and the survival time of some patients has been extended.