The disclosed subject-matter relates to a method for treatment of a patient by irradiating a tumor by means of an irradiation device, the method comprising the steps of scanning at least a part of a body of the patient to generate a scan, said part comprising the tumor; localizing the tumor in the scan; determining a hypoxic and a normoxic region of the tumor in the scan; targeting only the hypoxic region for irradiation; and irradiating the targeted hypoxic region; wherein the normoxic region is not targeted for irradiation during the treatment. The disclosed subject-matter further relates to a system configured to carry out the method.