Specialist Services

St. Luke's is the National Centre for all paediatric patients referred for radiotherapy treatment. The department has dedicated treatment units for our paediatric patients, and our staff is highly experienced in managing these patients. These treatments are organised in close co-operation with our colleagues in Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin, in particular with the Anaesthetic team.

Brachytherapy is a form of radiotherapy, which is delivered using internal applicators and surface moulds. This type of treatment is predominantly used in gynaecological work but we also treat breast, oesophagus, lip, lung and other special cases on the brachytherapy unit. Depending on the type of treatment the applicators or interstitial needles are inserted under general anaesthetic in theatre.

Total Body Irradiation (TBI) is received by patients prior to bone marrow transplant in conjunction with specified chemotherapy regimes. St Luke's delivers a national TBI service for both adults and children in partnership with the national Bone Marrow Transplant unit in St James Hospital.

Stereotactic Radio surgery has become a well-accepted modality for the treatment of a number of neurologic lesions ranging from primary and metastic malignancies to benign tumours such as Arteriovenus malformations (AVM), Acoustic Neuromas, and Brain Metastases. All Stereotactic treatments nationally are carried out in St Luke's, and are delivered in partnership with the National Neurological Service in Beaumont Hospital.