Interventional radiology is a rapidly developing and growing branch of medicine.
The techniques of interventional radiology are used for many different types of cancers and at different stages of the disease.
These treatments are grouped together because they are all done by interventional radiologists using image guidance such as x-ray, ultrasound or CT scans.
The procedures are all minimally invasive (keyhole), usually done using local anaesthetic and sometimes stronger painkillers and sedatives.