Content Overview
- Summary
- What External Beam Radiation Is
- Steps To Take Before Treatment Begins
- What Happens During A Planning Session Before Your First Radiation Treatment
- What Happens During A Radiation Treatment
- What To Do And Not Do While You Undergo Radiation
- Side Effects From External Radiation: During Treatment
- Side Effects From Radiation: After Treatment Ends
- Before Your First External Radiation Treatment
External-Beam Radiation
What External Beam Radiation Is
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External beam radiation comes from a machine.
There are many safeguards to protect you from unnecessary radiation to the parts of your body that do not need treatment. All the machines are shielded so that the large amounts of radiation are given only to a specific area.
External radiation therapy is usually given on an outpatient basis in a hospital or clinic. Internal radiation usually requires hospitalization for a few days.
Daily radiation doses are relatively small to prevent excessive skin burning.
Radiation treatments are spread out over several weeks to give the skin time to heal between doses. The result is less damage to the skin and other tissues while still providing the full dose.
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