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Radiation therapy is delivered via external radiation or via internal radiation therapy (the implantation/injection of radioactive substances).
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Which treatment is radiation therapy administered at a distance from the body?
teletherapy
What health care professionals are involved in a lumpectomy?
Lumpectomy is usually performed by a general surgeon or surgical oncologist. Radiation therapy is administered by a radiation oncologist, and chemotherapy by a medical oncologist.
How is radiation therapy administered after removal of breast tissue?
The radiation usually begins immediately or soon after quadrantectomy, and involves a schedule of five days of treatment a week for five to six weeks
How is stereotactic radiation therapy used to treat acoustic neuroma?
many small beams of radiation are aimed directly at the acoustic neuroma. The radiation is administered in a single large dose, under local anesthetic and is performed on an outpatient basis
What is internal radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
Can radiation be transferred to your clothes through radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy is not transferred to clothing.
Is Radiation therapy a local treatment?
Radiation therapy is a local treatment
What happens in external radiation therapy?
In external radiation therapy a beam of radiation is directed from outside the body at the cancer
What you call the amount of radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy dose is measured in Gray (abbrev. Gy).
Does Prostate cancer respond to radiation therapy?
Prostate cancer responds well to radiation therapy
What is Radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
What is radiotherapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
