Department of RadiotherapyOur Techniques ❯ Superficial Radiation Therapy


Skin cancer is a common cancer. It rarely metastasizes to other body parts. However, as it can cause significant destruction by invading surrounding tissues, it is still considered malignant.

Superficial radiation therapy is an effective treatment for skin cancer including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and Kaposi's sarcoma.

It is treatment using a low energy radiation beam (x-ray) within the range of 50-150 kV (kilovolts). The beam energy penetrates only the top layer of the skin. Therefore, the treatment avoids the deeper tissues, thus reducing scarring. The treatment is also used in cases where surgical excision is difficult to reconstruct or where the risk of disfiguring is high. In certain skin cancers, if the pathology report following surgery suggests a high risk of recurrence, adjuvant superficial radiation therapy can further improve the cure rate.

This technique provided by Sensus SRT-100TM Superficial X-Ray Machine.