External Beam Radiation for Uterine Cancer
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Uterine Cancer Treatment: External Beam Radiation Therapy
External Beam Radiation Therapy is one of the most commonly used forms of radiotherapy at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). This form of radiation therapy is applied through a linear accelerator, a high-energy X-ray machine. "Beams" of radiation are directed from outside your body at the cancerous organ or tissue within your body. Oftentimes, External Beam Radiation Therapy is used in conjunction with other, powerful treatments for uterine cancer (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy).
When a patient undergoes External Beam Radiation Therapy, each procedure takes a few short minutes. Typically, this treatment is administered five days a week, over a course of six to eight weeks. The procedure itself does not cause pain. It can be done on an outpatient basis.
Additionally, External Beam Radiation Therapy does not carry the standard risks or complications associated with major surgery, such as surgical bleeding, post-operative pain, or the risk of stroke, heart attack or blood clot.
Recent advances in External Beam Radiation Therapy help our radiation oncologists and specialists to more accurately target a tumor with higher doses of radiation, while minimizing damage to healthy reproductive tissues.
External Beam Radiation Therapy does not pose a risk of radioactivity to you or others with whom you have contact. After treatment, you may continue normal activities with family and friends.
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