{"id":17734,"date":"2025-07-08T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/cancer-care\/radiation-therapy-technology\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:16:57","slug":"radiation-therapy-technology","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/cancer-care\/radiation-therapy-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Radioterapia (o tecnolog\u00eda)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-radiation-therapy-treatment-at-southcoast-health\">Tratamiento de radioterapia en Southcoast Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En el Southcoast Cancer Center, nos especializamos en ofrecer a los pacientes opciones especializadas de tratamiento contra el c\u00e1ncer de eficacia probada, ya sea mediante terapia hormonal, <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cancer-care\/chemotherapy-drug-therapy\/\">quimioterapia<\/a> o <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cancer-care\/radiation-therapy-technology\/\">radiaci\u00f3n<\/a> en nuestros centros de Fall River o Fairhaven, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La radioterapia es una opci\u00f3n de tratamiento habitual para <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cancer-care\/\">c\u00e1ncer<\/a> que utiliza radiaciones ionizantes para destruir las c\u00e9lulas cancerosas y reducir los tumores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En el Southcoast Cancer Center, su atenci\u00f3n estar\u00e1 a cargo de un equipo experimentado de m\u00e9dicos onc\u00f3logos certificados, enfermeras con conocimientos especializados en radioterapia y personal de apoyo para que su viaje sea lo m\u00e1s tranquilo posible. Adem\u00e1s de los cuidadores directos, tambi\u00e9n tendr\u00e1 acceso a nuestros trabajadores sociales, asesor financiero y navegadores para ayudarle en cada paso del camino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/900897136?h=9abde11775&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Introducci\u00f3n a la radiaci\u00f3n\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/957304532?h=f42d90835f&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Una Introducci\u00f3n a la Radioterapia\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portugu\u00e9s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/957304761?h=e2032e17ff&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Introducci\u00f3n a la radioterapia\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-types-of-radiation\">Tipos de radiaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Existen tres tipos generales de radioterapia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Radioterapia externa<\/strong> administra la radiaci\u00f3n desde una m\u00e1quina situada fuera del cuerpo mientras el paciente est\u00e1 tumbado en una camilla. Un onc\u00f3logo radioterapeuta o un t\u00e9cnico dirige el haz de radiaci\u00f3n con precisi\u00f3n hacia el tumor o el c\u00e1ncer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/neurology-stroke-neurosciences\/stereotactic-radiosurgery\/\">Radiocirug\u00eda estereot\u00e1ctica<\/a> y radioterapia corporal estereot\u00e1ctica<\/strong> son tipos especializados de radioterapia externa que utilizan altas dosis de radiaci\u00f3n en una o pocas fracciones.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nuestro avanzado equipamiento que nos permite tratar m\u00faltiples met\u00e1stasis cerebrales de forma r\u00e1pida y eficaz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Radioterapia corporal estereot\u00e1ctica<\/strong>La radiocirug\u00eda estereot\u00e1xica, al igual que la radiocirug\u00eda estereot\u00e1xica, tiene uno de los niveles de precisi\u00f3n m\u00e1s altos en radioterapia y se utiliza para tratar con seguridad a determinados pacientes de pulm\u00f3n, h\u00edgado, columna vertebral y pr\u00f3stata con menos fracciones de lo que ser\u00eda habitual con la radioterapia convencional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ciertos c\u00e1nceres de mama izquierdos se tratan con un <strong>inspiraci\u00f3n profunda contenci\u00f3n de la respiraci\u00f3n<\/strong>. Esta t\u00e9cnica utiliza la propia gesti\u00f3n de la respiraci\u00f3n del paciente para ayudar a proteger su coraz\u00f3n durante el tratamiento.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Radioterapia interna o braquiterapia<\/strong> consiste en colocar material radiactivo en el interior de un tumor o justo al lado del tumor o c\u00e1ncer para proporcionar una dosis de radiaci\u00f3n de alta intensidad dirigida con precisi\u00f3n justo donde se necesita. Algunos sitios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/cancer-care\/breast-cancer\/\">c\u00e1ncer de mama<\/a> los pacientes pueden recibir su tratamiento de radioterapia en tres d\u00edas.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adem\u00e1s del c\u00e1ncer de mama, tambi\u00e9n ofrecemos radioterapia interna para determinados c\u00e1nceres ginecol\u00f3gicos y para el c\u00e1ncer de piel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Radiof\u00e1rmacos<\/strong> son medicamentos radiactivos. Se administran por v\u00eda intravenosa, en forma de pastillas o se colocan en una cavidad corporal. Por ejemplo, un onc\u00f3logo radioter\u00e1pico utiliza yodo radiactivo para tratar <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cancer-care\/thyroid-cancer\/\">c\u00e1ncer de tiroides<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>El objetivo de la radioterapia var\u00eda seg\u00fan el tipo de c\u00e1ncer y su estadio. Puede curar algunos c\u00e1nceres, sobre todo en estadios tempranos. La radioterapia tambi\u00e9n puede ayudar a controlar los s\u00edntomas y los c\u00e1nceres que no pueden curarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-your-doctor-may-prescribe-radiation-therapy\">Por qu\u00e9 su m\u00e9dico puede recetarle radioterapia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La radioterapia trata muchos tipos de c\u00e1ncer. Su onc\u00f3logo de radiaci\u00f3n en Southcoast puede utilizar la radioterapia para:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Destruir un tumor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disminuir el riesgo de que el c\u00e1ncer vuelva a crecer despu\u00e9s de otros tratamientos, como cirug\u00eda o <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cancer-care\/chemotherapy-drug-therapy\/\">quimioterapia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducir un tumor antes de extirparlo quir\u00fargicamente<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducir un tumor para aliviar el dolor u otros s\u00edntomas del c\u00e1ncer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-side-effects-of-radiation\">Efectos secundarios de la radiaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Los posibles efectos secundarios de la radioterapia var\u00edan en funci\u00f3n del tipo y la dosis de radiaci\u00f3n, y de la zona del cuerpo que necesite tratamiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los riesgos generales incluyen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dificultad para tragar si la radiaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 cerca de la cabeza o el cuello<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fatiga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ca\u00edda del cabello cerca de la zona tratada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infertilidad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problemas articulares<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>N\u00e1useas, v\u00f3mitos y diarrea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Irritaci\u00f3n de la piel, sequedad, picor, descamaci\u00f3n o ampollas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hinchaz\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Su equipo en Southcoast Cancer Center <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>puede guiarle en el manejo de los efectos secundarios de los tratamientos de radioterapia. Es importante que siga cuidadosamente las instrucciones durante el periodo de tratamiento. Sus m\u00e9dicos y enfermeras est\u00e1n siempre a su disposici\u00f3n para responder a cualquier pregunta o duda que pueda tener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recovery-amp-what-to-expect\">Recuperaci\u00f3n y expectativas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las personas suelen sentirse bien inmediatamente despu\u00e9s de un tratamiento de radioterapia. Los efectos secundarios pueden aparecer despu\u00e9s de un par de tratamientos. El cansancio es frecuente, as\u00ed que procure descansar lo suficiente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pregunte a su m\u00e9dico y al personal de enfermer\u00eda sobre las precauciones que debe tomar con la radioterapia. Con la terapia interna y los radiof\u00e1rmacos, deber\u00e1 tomar medidas para proteger a las personas que le rodean. La terapia externa no le hace radiactivo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/doctors\/?specialties=cancer-care&amp;search=\">Encontrar un onc\u00f3logo<\/a> cerca en el <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/locations\/cancer-centers\/\">Centro Oncol\u00f3gico de Southcoast<\/a> para programar una consulta y discutir sus opciones de tratamiento del c\u00e1ncer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Southcoast Health ofrece una especialidad en cuidados y tratamientos contra el c\u00e1ncer, incluida la radioterapia, para pacientes de <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/locations\/southcoast-centers-cancer-care-fall-river\/\">R\u00edo Fall<\/a> y <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/locations\/cancer-center-206-mill-road\/\">Fairhaven<\/a>MA.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tratamiento de Radioterapia en Southcoast Health En Southcoast Cancer Center, nos especializamos en ofrecer 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