I had radiotherapy (IMRT) in 2008 to try to get rid of a recurrent meningioma. I think a lot if people think that because your tumour is benign - it's fine, it doesn't cause any problems... how wrong they are. You still have effects, they can cause blindness, memory loss, loss of language, stroke or even death if untreated. I went through 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy but, sadly, it didn't succeed long term. I've just had my 4th craniotomy to remove 2 tumors and to alleviate brain oedema. I am extremely grateful that I have the best Neurosurgeon one could hope for (Mr Kitchen at the NHNN) over the last 18 years and it's his skills that keep me alive!
My father had a mask made to treat throat cancer that had metastasized to his mouth and brain. Sadly he passed away, but he was allowed to keep his mask following his treatment when it was no longer needed. He sawed the top off and turned it into a Hannibal Lecter costume!
I was treated for brain and spinal tumours at St Barts, Venus, Saturn and Mars. Still got my mask! Love to everyone down in the radiotherapy department, including the awesome reception staff!
My late husband had Glioblastoma and described it as a bit buzzy having radiotherapy, at the end of his last session he came out clutching the purple mask as a souvenir, we still have it 6 years later, if you squint you can see its him. I still remember it being formed exactly as you showed it at the Churchill in Oxford
Shout outs to the radiotherapy team at St Bartholomew's, they treated me a few years ago for brain and spine tumours, big shout out to Nick, Sita and love to everyone down there!
Oh bless his heart. Such a well behaved patient! So sad that it caught up with him. Very informative and could help those who might be anxious about their first treatment!
Thanks to Mr Tower for allowing this video to happen, and his family for allowing to to be uploaded. I’m sorry for their loss but this will ease the anxiety of many. A good friend of was diagnosed with throat cancer 5 years ago, his radiotherapy happened in this exact same way with a similar type of mask. He was told his treatment chances of success were low but today he’s discharged from his regular check ups with no sign of cancer since his treatment stopped. There is hope! Thanks Brainbook, I’m enjoying the more regular content now, I hope it can continue!
I had radiotherapy (IMRT) in 2008 to try to get rid of a recurrent meningioma. I think a lot if people think that because your tumour is benign - it's fine, it doesn't cause any problems... how wrong they are. You still have effects, they can cause blindness, memory loss, loss of language, stroke or even death if untreated. I went through 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy but, sadly, it didn't succeed long term. I've just had my 4th craniotomy to remove 2 tumors and to alleviate brain oedema. I am extremely grateful that I have the best Neurosurgeon one could hope for (Mr Kitchen at the NHNN) over the last 18 years and it's his skills that keep me alive!
This was such a helpful video. Mr. Tower's smiling attitude when his treatment ended was sweet and encouraging. I am so sorry for his family's loss--thank you for sharing him with all of us. He was obviously a delightful man.
Wow. This video is so important, invaluable and informative , especially so for anyone -and indeed their family - who is about to undergo Radiotherapy. Thank you so much
Thanks for another great video... And profound gratitude towards Mr. Tower and his loved ones for sharing this so that others may learn. Sorry for your loss.
When I had radiotherapy 10 years ago, I think it was before this type of plastic mould was invented (or Cambridge hospital didn’t have it) I had a full plaster mould made of my face which was amazing, unless your claustrophobic. Also I they didn’t have a nice skybox to look at so they stuck stickers on the table for me, I was lying face down.
Sir, I'm an neurosurgery aspirant, currently in 3rd year med school from India, and you really motivate me by giving timely incites. Keep up the great work. I've also started my own TH-cam adventure. Some love and support would be great. Thank you.
Great vid. I remember having a mask made when I first went in for radiotherapy, then I had a specialized mask made for SRT (stereotactic radiotherapy), very accurate video. Liked.
@@afsheenimran4c515 brain tumor. A kind of pontine glioma. Pineal ependymoma. I’m lucky to still be here by the way, because my tumor was virtually ln top of (superior) to my brain stem. As the nature of cancer is, however, it's recurrent, so, after I had it resected last time, I had Brachytherapy done as a kind of prophylactic, seeing as I maxed out my traditional radiotherapy dose. Radiotherapy (radiation,) is wildly successful for me, so, I wanted that efficacy to kinda be a prophylactic, and prevent any future recurrence, hopefully.
I had 5 surgeries of my pituitary gland tumor already. Radio surgery back to 2005 kept this tumor inactive until 2017. But it came back again and I had 2 endoscopy in 2017, 2019 and will have another one next February. 😢😢😢
This was very interesting, especially since I'm not that knowledgeable about medical procedures as a whole. How often is a dye used in the planning scan?
Its very site-specific. For example, in this case, the patient was being treated for head and neck cancer. In this type of cancer, spread of the disease to the lymph nodes is very important. The injected contrast doesn't highlight the lymph nodes directly, but it makes it very easy to see blood vessels, and thus the doctors can figure out what is and isn't lymph node from there.
Do they mark on the mask to know where the treatment should be given? My father has tumor in colon plus few enlarged lymph nodes, do they mark/target lymph nodes also along with tumor?
An interesting thing is that certain elements are better for treatment as they deposit their energy at lower speeds which means you can actually control where to deposit the energy. This results in the beam not destroying everything else on its way. The atom enters the brain at a higher speed, slows down and then decelerates at a higher rate than before. The patient thus gets the dose at the right point.
Exactly the same procedure what I've gone through I have hydrocephalus and brain tumor (central neurocytoma) I'm only 19 yrs old that time and now I'm 21 yrs old.
If only the details, dedication and clarity of this video was used by all NHS trusts to put patients AND families at ease, perhaps things would have been a little easier.
Hello sir... Meri age 54 year he aur mujhe muh me cancer bataya gaya h baypsi kiya aur muh se boty li aur cancer bataya he aur meri trikment shaleen hospital cancer centre me hui mujhe 6 chemotherapy aur 33 reading di aaj mujhe ye khatm kiye 2 days hue he aur mere muh mai bahut problem ho rahi he pure muh mai chande aur chale he kab tak thik honge ye chande aur chale please help bataye kab tak thik ho payenge
For my husband it was a year and a day from diagnosis. I test drove a car and the guy and I were chatting, his wife has GBM and she is still going on 3 years from diagnosis, I bought the car as well
In radiotherapy can you damage the brain by targeting wrong places? or possibly kill someone by targeting it to critical place? Edit: btw if it's a single beam, doesn't it burn its way through the brain?
Yes you can. That is why so much effort is put into precisely targeting the tumour and keeping the patient from moving. I’m sure you could kill someone but I’m hoping no one has ever tried. The radiation forms a tight beam that would damage all brain tissue along its path. If you look in the video during the radiotherapy session you can see that the machine is rotating around the patient. The beam is constantly targeted at the tumour so that it receives the most amount of radiation. It’s not perfect as other brain tissue will be damaged but this way that damage is minimised.
It is almost impossible because there are a team of highly skilled people planning the therapy including (but not all) Oncologists, Radiation Therapists and Medical Physicists. The plan is so precise that it is highly unlikely anything (other than the tumour area) are affected. That is why a mask (for any area of your body that is affected) that is for that patient - it will not fit anyone else - is placed over the area that will be treated and locked onto the table so that the patient cannot move at all during the therapy. Also, radiotherapy is usually sets if beams that are targeting the tumour - not the healthy tissue. E.g. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) the beams fo through the healthy tissue at a much lower rate and when they reach the tumour they are much higher and a lot of planning takes place for the right amount of radiation is set. I hope that helps.
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Have any of you or your loved ones been through something similar?
I had radiotherapy (IMRT) in 2008 to try to get rid of a recurrent meningioma. I think a lot if people think that because your tumour is benign - it's fine, it doesn't cause any problems... how wrong they are. You still have effects, they can cause blindness, memory loss, loss of language, stroke or even death if untreated. I went through 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy but, sadly, it didn't succeed long term. I've just had my 4th craniotomy to remove 2 tumors and to alleviate brain oedema.
I am extremely grateful that I have the best Neurosurgeon one could hope for (Mr Kitchen at the NHNN) over the last 18 years and it's his skills that keep me alive!
My father had a mask made to treat throat cancer that had metastasized to his mouth and brain. Sadly he passed away, but he was allowed to keep his mask following his treatment when it was no longer needed. He sawed the top off and turned it into a Hannibal Lecter costume!
I was treated for brain and spinal tumours at St Barts, Venus, Saturn and Mars. Still got my mask! Love to everyone down in the radiotherapy department, including the awesome reception staff!
I’ve had treatment twice at Southampton, I actually found the time in the linac therapeutic.
My late husband had Glioblastoma and described it as a bit buzzy having radiotherapy, at the end of his last session he came out clutching the purple mask as a souvenir, we still have it 6 years later, if you squint you can see its him. I still remember it being formed exactly as you showed it at the Churchill in Oxford
RIP Mr. Tower, and thanks for sharing this information Brainbook.
Shout outs to the radiotherapy team at St Bartholomew's, they treated me a few years ago for brain and spine tumours, big shout out to Nick, Sita and love to everyone down there!
They're brilliant!
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Oh bless his heart. Such a well behaved patient! So sad that it caught up with him. Very informative and could help those who might be anxious about their first treatment!
Thanks Marty
Thanks to Mr Tower for allowing this video to happen, and his family for allowing to to be uploaded. I’m sorry for their loss but this will ease the anxiety of many.
A good friend of was diagnosed with throat cancer 5 years ago, his radiotherapy happened in this exact same way with a similar type of mask. He was told his treatment chances of success were low but today he’s discharged from his regular check ups with no sign of cancer since his treatment stopped. There is hope!
Thanks Brainbook, I’m enjoying the more regular content now, I hope it can continue!
I had radiotherapy (IMRT) in 2008 to try to get rid of a recurrent meningioma. I think a lot if people think that because your tumour is benign - it's fine, it doesn't cause any problems... how wrong they are. You still have effects, they can cause blindness, memory loss, loss of language, stroke or even death if untreated. I went through 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy but, sadly, it didn't succeed long term. I've just had my 4th craniotomy to remove 2 tumors and to alleviate brain oedema.
I am extremely grateful that I have the best Neurosurgeon one could hope for (Mr Kitchen at the NHNN) over the last 18 years and it's his skills that keep me alive!
This was such a helpful video. Mr. Tower's smiling attitude when his treatment ended was sweet and encouraging. I am so sorry for his family's loss--thank you for sharing him with all of us. He was obviously a delightful man.
Really sad ending! But great cause and information to reduce anxiety regarding this topic is much needed! Great video!
Thank you
Thank you for this fascinating insight.
Thank you to Mr. Tower's family, so sorry for your loss 🙏x
'Radiotherapy' is when my grandparents listen to the Archers after a particularly stressful day
the Archers!!
🤣😂🤣👍🏼
Rest in peace MR. Tower great person indeed and thank you for this informative video as well
I wish the US could take notes from such impeccable care and such a wonderful health system like this
Thanks for allowing me to see this, it brings down my Anxiety about what I could possibly be going through. Next in life
Wow. This video is so important, invaluable and informative , especially so for anyone -and indeed their family - who is about to undergo Radiotherapy. Thank you so much
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Rest in perfect peace Mr tower💙
Thanks for another great video... And profound gratitude towards Mr. Tower and his loved ones for sharing this so that others may learn. Sorry for your loss.
When I had radiotherapy 10 years ago, I think it was before this type of plastic mould was invented (or Cambridge hospital didn’t have it) I had a full plaster mould made of my face which was amazing, unless your claustrophobic. Also I they didn’t have a nice skybox to look at so they stuck stickers on the table for me, I was lying face down.
I appreciate the videos a lot. I don't think I can find anywhere else the same kind of insight so conveniently. Thanks
Very informative . It will really help me out in my studies. I really wanted to see how these maskes were placed .Thank you !!
RIP Mr. Tower
Thank you very much. My mask was created yesterday. Contrast CT was also taken. The doctor are preparing a treatment plan for my brain metastasis.
How are you
Sir, I'm an neurosurgery aspirant, currently in 3rd year med school from India, and you really motivate me by giving timely incites. Keep up the great work. I've also started my own TH-cam adventure. Some love and support would be great. Thank you.
Thanks for this! I'm starting grad school for medical physics this coming fall, so I'm looking forward to learning this stuff more in depth!
Good luck!
I really enjoyed this video!! I had radiotherapy to remove two brain AVM’s when I was a child
Great vid. I remember having a mask made when I first went in for radiotherapy, then I had a specialized mask made for SRT (stereotactic radiotherapy), very accurate video. Liked.
Thanks for sharing Kevin
Hi kevin.which type of tumor u had .how r u now
@@afsheenimran4c515 brain tumor. A kind of pontine glioma. Pineal ependymoma. I’m lucky to still be here by the way, because my tumor was virtually ln top of (superior) to my brain stem. As the nature of cancer is, however, it's recurrent, so, after I had it resected last time, I had Brachytherapy done as a kind of prophylactic, seeing as I maxed out my traditional radiotherapy dose. Radiotherapy (radiation,) is wildly successful for me, so, I wanted that efficacy to kinda be a prophylactic, and prevent any future recurrence, hopefully.
@@kevinmoore2501 how are you
@@kevinmoore2501 When I finished the classes, did I do irm and found that I had cancer, still or gone away from you?
I had 5 surgeries of my pituitary gland tumor already. Radio surgery back to 2005 kept this tumor inactive until 2017.
But it came back again and I had 2 endoscopy in 2017, 2019 and will have another one next February. 😢😢😢
This is very interesting. I occasionally see radiation retinopathy or neuropathy after treatment near the eye. Great video!
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This was very interesting, especially since I'm not that knowledgeable about medical procedures as a whole. How often is a dye used in the planning scan?
Its very site-specific. For example, in this case, the patient was being treated for head and neck cancer. In this type of cancer, spread of the disease to the lymph nodes is very important. The injected contrast doesn't highlight the lymph nodes directly, but it makes it very easy to see blood vessels, and thus the doctors can figure out what is and isn't lymph node from there.
Do they mark on the mask to know where the treatment should be given?
My father has tumor in colon plus few enlarged lymph nodes, do they mark/target lymph nodes also along with tumor?
Just finished seeing the doc cancer the emperor of all maladies (again) it's really eye opening... Really recommend
This is heavy.
But interesting ánd especially,
This is usefull knowledge, because it will once become needed to us or our
An interesting thing is that certain elements are better for treatment as they deposit their energy at lower speeds which means you can actually control where to deposit the energy. This results in the beam not destroying everything else on its way. The atom enters the brain at a higher speed, slows down and then decelerates at a higher rate than before. The patient thus gets the dose at the right point.
What are the side effects of the brain radiotherapy, can u plz let us know
Thank you so much for doing this video and providing facts. ❤
GOD BLESS YOU MY COLLEAGUE.
CHEERRSSSS FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
Sir, my father has tongue cancer, if he is undergoing radiation therapy, will his cancer go down?
Is the therapy painful or does it have any side effects?
Hope all ones be healthy
Hi, I have one question, is radio therapy for tumor in brain decrease the year of life..
Is the head shaved before radiotherapy?
But if the tumor or tumor cells are situated deep inside the brain then how does RT work?
IMRT
Thank you very much for sharing
Watching from Hong Kong 🙏🏻
Exactly the same procedure what I've gone through I have hydrocephalus and brain tumor (central neurocytoma) I'm only 19 yrs old that time and now I'm 21 yrs old.
Hey how about spinal cord lesions how do u stabilise the spine and side effects on the cord
Thanks
so..even your undergoing radiation procedure..its not rest assured to be cured..right sir?just asking...thankyou..
May he Rest In Peace 🙏🏻😇
Just being curious I'd just wanted to know how did the man died
Lovely video. Keep up the good work.
Thank you
If only the details, dedication and clarity of this video was used by all NHS trusts to put patients AND families at ease, perhaps things would have been a little easier.
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How many episodes can we give radiotherapy to patients in life
Hello sir...
Meri age 54 year he aur mujhe muh me cancer bataya gaya h baypsi kiya aur muh se boty li aur cancer bataya he aur meri trikment shaleen hospital cancer centre me hui mujhe 6 chemotherapy aur 33 reading di aaj mujhe ye khatm kiye 2 days hue he aur mere muh mai bahut problem ho rahi he pure muh mai chande aur chale he kab tak thik honge ye chande aur chale please help bataye kab tak thik ho payenge
Hi
My brother age 12yr sfrs high grade tumor 20 to 25 % is that any chances by redio therapy
Before they used a custom shell and mask, they fasten the patient's head to a stereotactic frame (which necessitate local anesthesia).
I’m mastectomy and chemotherapy I fineshed for radiation how many the price
Super interesting video!
Where have you been my man?
Great videos man
Thank you!
I’m 13 right and I have to go through this and I’m scared dude like wtf
really great insight! thanks. the tech we have nowadays is something eh
what are the long term effects of this treatment? I am not sure I want to go through this.
12 day of radiotherapy wish me luck!!
Nice video thanks for this... Gbm gives you 15, 18 months survival rate
For my husband it was a year and a day from diagnosis. I test drove a car and the guy and I were chatting, his wife has GBM and she is still going on 3 years from diagnosis, I bought the car as well
@@cazz124 Thanks for sharing sorry for your husband
You are living even after death
Salute Mr.Tower
RIP
Great explanation
Raido therapy is safe for girls?
Why use green mask
I had the tiniest breathing wholes when I got my mask. It brung so much anxiety
In radiotherapy can you damage the brain by targeting wrong places? or possibly kill someone by targeting it to critical place?
Edit: btw if it's a single beam, doesn't it burn its way through the brain?
Yes you can. That is why so much effort is put into precisely targeting the tumour and keeping the patient from moving. I’m sure you could kill someone but I’m hoping no one has ever tried.
The radiation forms a tight beam that would damage all brain tissue along its path. If you look in the video during the radiotherapy session you can see that the machine is rotating around the patient. The beam is constantly targeted at the tumour so that it receives the most amount of radiation. It’s not perfect as other brain tissue will be damaged but this way that damage is minimised.
It is almost impossible because there are a team of highly skilled people planning the therapy including (but not all) Oncologists, Radiation Therapists and Medical Physicists. The plan is so precise that it is highly unlikely anything (other than the tumour area) are affected. That is why a mask (for any area of your body that is affected) that is for that patient - it will not fit anyone else - is placed over the area that will be treated and locked onto the table so that the patient cannot move at all during the therapy. Also, radiotherapy is usually sets if beams that are targeting the tumour - not the healthy tissue. E.g. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) the beams fo through the healthy tissue at a much lower rate and when they reach the tumour they are much higher and a lot of planning takes place for the right amount of radiation is set. I hope that helps.
future medication,rip mr patience thanks for great donation for sciences
This video should be on college websites to educate clinicians about radiotherapy as even a lot of people attending mdts are in the dark lol
I'm wondering why radiotherapy can't kill all cancer cells? What limit this technology from targeting pricesly the cancer cells?
RIP
❤️
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Radiotherapy through machine or heat
I am so blessed Dr osaye,I have great confidence in you and your abilities, I'm truly grateful for the fact that I no longer have to panic over "cancer" again©®®
Sounds scary I have brain cancer and tumor on my brain spine
666th view. Not sure how I feel about that.
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