Vaginal Cancer Treatments – External Beam Radiation
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External Beam Radiation for Vaginal Cancer
External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) is one of the most common forms of radiotherapy used for vaginal cancer treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). Depending on the specific location and extent of vaginal cancer in your body, external beam radiation therapy may used as a primary conventional medical treatment, or it may be combined with other protocols (e.g., chemotherapy).
External beam radiation therapy uses a sophisticated x-ray machine, called a linear accelerator, to direct high-energy radiation beams from outside the body onto cancerous vaginal cells inside the body. A simple and painless outpatient procedure, these radiotherapy treatments generally last a few minutes at a time and are usually administered five days a week, over the course of six to eight weeks.
At CTCA, our cancer experts continually update our radiotherapy methods for vaginal cancer treatment to reflect the latest advancements in computer hardware and software. Recent breakthroughs in radiation treatment, planning, and delivery have enabled us to target vaginal cancer cells with improved accuracy and even higher doses of radiation, while at the same time helping to minimize damage to surrounding healthy vaginal tissue.
Moreover, using external beam radiation therapy as a vaginal cancer treatment poses no risk of radioactivity to you or others with whom you have contact. Thus, as you are undergoing EBRT, you may continue normal activities with family and friends.
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