Content Overview 
- Summary
- Side Effects From External Radiation: During Treatment
- What External Beam Radiation Is
- The External Radiation Team
- Steps To Take While Waiting For Treatment To Start
- What Happens During A Planning Session Before Your First Radiation Treatment
- What Happens During A Radiation Treatment
- What Happens After Radiation Treatment?
- Side Effects From External Radiation: After Treatment
- How To Choose A Radiation Oncologist
- Do's And Don'ts During Treatment
External-Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) For Prostate Cancer
Side Effects From External Radiation: After Treatment
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In general: As a general matter, side effects that appear during radiation treatment may continue for a short while after treatment ends, but then they will gradually disappear.
If side effects continue longer than expected, contact your doctor.
Erectile Dysfunction: If you experience erectile dysfunction during treatment, it may continue. It can go on for 2 – 5 years. About one-half of men do complain of some erectile dysfunction after 5 or 6 years. There are treatments for erectile dysfunction. To learn more, see the document in To Learn More.
Chemotherapy: If you have chemotherapy after radiation treatment, some drugs used for chemotherapy may sensitize the skin to radiation. The skin that was exposed to the radiation beam may develop particularly severe inflammation, rashes, or sores. This is known as "radiation recall." If it occurs, tell your doctor.
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