• Provide the highest possible quality of care for our Cancer patients using a complete range of state of the art, modern, Radiotherapy treatments in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere.
• Provide a patient-orientated service including general patient advice, diet and pain management and complementary medical services.
• Train the next generation of doctors, physicists and Radiotherapy technicians who are needed to provide world-class Radiotherapy care throughout Israel.
• Be at the forefront of clinical and laboratory research in order to participate in improving the cure of Cancer patients, and in reducing the side effects of therapy.

Our department is fortunate to be endowed with cutting edge equipment.  We have three linear accelerators that are equipped with On-Line Portal Imaging (EPI) which can provide continuous radiographic monitoring of patients during treatment.  A high dose rate Brachytherapy unit has been in use for the last 5 years and has recently been upgraded to allow full 3 dimensional CT or MRI based Brachytherapy planning. We are also implementing a program of radioactive seed implants for Prostate Cancer. Our Brain Lab stereotactic irradiation system has been expanded and now includes a Micro Multileaf Collimator with updated software enabling delivery of dynamic arc radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Irradiation for precision delivery of high dose radiation to brain tumors.

Department Services
We are a tertiary referral center and provide Radiotherapy for the entire range of clinical indications. Our conformal external beam radiation program includes head and neck Cancers, brain tumors, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and Prostate Cancer.

We perform total body irradiation treatment for Bone Marrow transplantation.

Stereotactic irradiation or radiosurgery is provided for circumscribed malignant and benign brain tumors, (e.g. Brain Metastases, Acoustic Neuroma, Skull Base Meningioma) and Arterio-Venous malformations. Fractionated stereotactic irradiation is used for larger benign lesions particularly in children.

High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy is offered for Gynecological Cancer, obstructive Lung Cancer and head & neck (tongue) Cancer. We are developing a unique program of HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer using interventional MR imaging for implant placement and also offer conventional ultrasound based radioactive seed implants for Prostate Cancer.

Department at a Glance
Number of Patients per Year -  2000 (Over 160 Patients Receive Irradiation Treatment Each Day)
Director - Dr. Raphael Pfeffer Dr. Raphael Pfeffer was born in Manchester, England, in 1952.  In 1977 he completed his medical studies, including BSC in Immunology, at the University College Hospital Medical School in London.  From 1988-90 he completed a combined Clinical and Research Fellowship at the Harvard Joint Center for Radiotherapy.  In 1995 he was a visiting lecturer at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Pfeffer's research projects included the effects of combined modality therapy of radiation with Chemotherapy and Hyperthermia. Clinical projects included the use of stereotactic irradiation for brain tumors.   Since 1995 Dr. Pfeffer has directed the Radiation Oncology Unit at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center and is on the academic staff of the Tel Aviv University. He has published over 40 scientific articles on clinical and research aspects of Radiotherapy.   Dr. Pfeffer is a member of the following scientific organizations: American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, American Society for Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, European Association for Neuro-Oncology, International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, and he was a member of the organizing committee, 3rd biennial meeting of ISRS, 2001. He participates in clinical studies with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiotherapy Group.   Prof. Pfeffer has held the following professional positions: Chairman of the Supervisory Committee, Israel Oncology Society, Chairman of the Israel Radiotherapy Group, Chairman of the Radiotherapy Examination Committee of the Israel Board of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy. He is a member of the Helsinki Ethics Committee at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center.
Address - The Radiation Oncology Department  is Located at The Cancer Center. The Inpatient Department is Located on The Charles Clore Hospitalization Tower.
E-mail - Raphael.pfeffer@sheba.health.gov.il
Tel - 972-3-530-2290