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Radiation therapy is a form of therapy that uses MegaVoltage (MeV) X-ray beams to treat cancer. There are several types of energies used such as electrons or photos.
Photos are used for patients who have cancers that are deep within the body such as the lungs, or the pelvis.
Electron therapy is used for patients who have cancers that are closer to the surface of the skin. Electrons do not go as deep into the body as photos do.
Orthovoltage, and Superficial Radiation Therapy is used for patients who have skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinomas (skin cancers). This treatment is very similar to electron treatment and uses beam collimation to help preserve the surrounding tissue while effectively treating the cancer.
Brachythreapy is another form of Radiation Therapy it's where the doctor inserts various type of live sources into the body to help cure the patients cancer.
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∙ 13y agoRadiation therapy is very tricky to understand. There has to be the correct amount for the radiation therapy to take place as if there is too much a patient may suffer with breathing difficulties because of the increase of radiation within the vody. Radiastion therapy is usually used to kill cancerous cells within the human body. The radiation ray is projected onto the cancerous cell, this in turn literally frazzles the cell because of the powerful ray and kills off the cell. Hope this helps...:)
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∙ 12y agoRadiation therapy works by sending radiation through your body. It is most used on cancer patients. It takes a lot of a person going through such treatments.
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∙ 13y agoIn internal radiation therapy a source of radioactivity is surgically placed inside the body near the cancer
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∙ 13y agoExternal radiation therapy, where the rays are directed from a source outside the body, is the most common mode of radiation treatment.
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∙ 13y agoIt uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays
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What is internal radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
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.
How do radioactive implants work?
Interstitial radiation therapy places the sources of radiation directly into the tumor and surrounding tissue.
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
What is electron beam therapy also called?
It is sometimes called cobalt therapy, radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, radiotherapy, or irradiation
What is cobalt therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, radiotherapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
