Orthovoltage Radiation Therapy

There are a wide variety of conditions and disease that Orthovoltage treatment can add value to patient care, through advanced, cost effective treatment approaches.

 

What is Orthovoltage treatment?

 

Orthovoltage is a method of delivering superficial radiation therapy. The radiotherapy rays used in this form of treatment are effective in treating skin cancers that penetrate few millimeters beyond the surface of the skin.

 

Orthovoltage is an alternative to surgery for skin cancer in sensitive locations, such as the folds of the nose, eyelids or ears. It can also be used to treat extensive malignant conditions of the skin such as mycosis fungoides.

 

What other conditions can Orthovoltage treatment be beneficial for?

 

Orthovoltage can also be used to treat non-cancerous (benign) conditions such as plantar fasciitis, warts, heterotopic ossification, tendonitis, myositis, fibromatosis, Duputen's contracture, osteo -arthritis and gynaecomastia.

 

Orthovoltage treatments for the treatment of keloid scars, as a treatment provided post-surgery (adjuvant), has seen much success over the years by minimising the chance of keloid recurrence.