Mary Trimpe
Elizabeth Heid
Ashley Schippert
Radiation Therapy
What it is
Use of a certain type of ________ to kill cancer cells and reduce tumor size.
Uses x-rays, ________ rays, neutrons, and ________
Types
External
Internal
External
Uses a linear accelerator, _______ are generated in waves
o Linear Accelerator-high energy ______ machine
Photons- Deposit ___________ and increase power through body tissue
Protons-Deposit _________ when they slow down
Side Effects
Fatigue, _________, hair loss, blood changes
Internal
Brachytherapy- source of irradiation is placed close to the surface of the body or within a body
cavity.
__________ into your body, solids or liquids
Allows a ________ dosage to a smaller area
Solid-Seeds, ribbons, or __________ are what are injected into the body
Liquid- Drink, ________, or swallowing a pill
Side Effects
Patient is _________
Tenderness
Gamma Rays
Form of ________