Cancer Treatment

Using minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to treat cancer, Interventional Radiologists employ advanced imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI, and ultrasound to precisely target tumors. To do this he uses specialised equipment like catheters, needles, and guidewires, ensuring high precision and reduced recovery times compared to traditional surgery.

Common procedures include:

Microwave ablation (MWA) is where heat is used to destroy cancer cells, and cryoablation, which freezes and kills tumor cells.
Cryoablation offers a minimally invasive treatment option that effectively destroys cancerous cells while preserving healthy tissue. It is performed by Interventional Radiologists to target kidney tumors.
Another key treatment is selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), or radioembolisation, which involves injecting radioactive microspheres directly into the tumor’s blood supply.
Using the latest imaging equipment, the iRWA team are also able to provide biopsys and fiducial insertions.
Fiducial markers, also known as fiducials, are tiny metal implants (about 3 mm in size) that are placed in your body through a fine needle to guide radiation treatment. The markers themselves aren’t painful, and you aren’t able to feel them inside you.
A bipsy is a method of using a special needle to take a small piece of tissue from inside the body for analysis in the laboratory, normally to diagnose or exclude cancer.