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What are some benefits of radiation therapy?

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What are the benefits ands risks of radiation therapy?

One of the obvious benefits is the cure for whatever you are taking radiation therapy for, eg. cancer. However, it is radiation therapy, so it's not good for your body in general. Some of the risks are fatigue, depression, nausea, hair loss, or damaging normal cells along with abnormal ones.


What are some of the better radiation therapy schools?

If you are interested in taking a couple courses on radiation therapy, then there are many different kinds of schools that offer different courses in radiation therapy.


What is internal radiation therapy also called?

It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation


How long can intraoperative radiation therapy extend survival?

Some studies have shown that intraoperative radiation therapy extends survival by several months.


How is radiation therapy administered?

Radiation therapy is delivered via external radiation or via internal radiation therapy (the implantation/injection of radioactive substances).


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 are some benefits of water therapy?

Water therapy has many benefits. It is used to prevent and cure some diseases and cancers. Water therapy consists of drinking a large amount of water before one does anything else.


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