Internal radiotherapy is given from inside of the body via a liquid which needs to be ingested by the subject. The liquid is mostly radioactive material which needs to get close to the affected area in order for it to work. Cancer Radio Therapy and how it works?
How it works Wilhelm Röntgendiscovered X-raysin 1895 and within a year, the link between exposure to too much radiation and skin burns led scientists and doctors to pursue radiation in cancer treatment. There are three key stages in the radiotherapy process. The patient is first imaged – u...
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The patient should be provided with prevention advice on how to maintain their oral health during and after radiotherapy as outlined inTable 7. Table 7 A summary of the oral disease prevention advice that should be provided to patients prior to the start of their radiotherapy regime Full size t...
Most of our population do not know exactly what cancer is and how it works. I highly suggest that we need to educate our population with the definition and show them how cancer cells works. In my case, if it was not for my biology classes I would not have learned how cancer cells ...
Begg AC, Stewart FA, Vens C. Strategies to improve radiotherapy with targeted drugs. Nat Rev Cancer. 2011;11:239–253. Consult with one of our experts to find out how easy we’ve made it for radiotherapy providers to deliver personalized outcomes....
The reason is not exclusive of the increase in PCT level caused by lung cancer itself, but it is unclear how much the lung cancer itself affects the PCT level. Although the aforementioned study12 has shown that there is no difference in PCT levels between patients with non-infected lung ...
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Furthermore, endovascular radioembolization with radioisotope also produced encouraging results in the treatment of unresectable HCC. In this chapter, we will describe how radiotherapy works in cancer cells and elucidate different types of radiation therapy for HCC....