Department of Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiology at Kochi Medical School was established in 1980. In 2021, the Department of Radiology was divided into 2 departments according to their specific fields. The field of the Department of Radiation Oncology includes radiation oncology, physics and biology.

The purpose of our department is to conduct clinical research on radiation oncology, including high-precision radiation therapy, to investigate the efficacy and safety of radiation therapy for patients with various cancer, and to establish the evidence in this field.

1. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lung and liver cancer
2. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for locally advanced lung cancer
3. Made to order radiation therapy using functional imaging
4. High-precision radiation therapy for oligometastases
5. Prediction factors of cancers after radiation therapy using multi-region radiomics analysis
6. High dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer
7. Radionuclide therapy for thyroid cancer