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Can you die from radiation therapy?
Yes, in rare cases, excessive radiation therapy can cause serious side effects that may lead to death. It is important for patients to discuss the risks and benefits of radiation therapy with their healthcare provider.
What is internal radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
What is the importance and bad effect of gamma rays?
The important effect is that it induces DNA damage. This can be beneficial when treating cancer with radiation therapy, but radiation therapy is carcinogenic in itself.
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 is radiotherapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
What happens in external radiation therapy?
In external radiation therapy a beam of radiation is directed from outside the body at the cancer
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 Radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
Does Prostate cancer respond to radiation therapy?
Prostate cancer responds well to radiation therapy
What you call the amount of radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy dose is measured in Gray (abbrev. Gy).
