The basics of radiation therapy 7 Articles

by Jennifer Smith

THE ATTITUDE OF THERAPY I sat there dumbfounded and read my doctor's lips as he spoke. Was he really saying that I had cancer, or was this all a dream? I really don't remember actually hearing anything beyond the word...read more

by Sheri Price

When you hear the word radiation what is the first thing you think of? Is it Chernobyl the nuclear power plant in Russia that had a melt down in 1986 killing 30 people and exposing thousands more to the toxic effects of r...read more

by Callista Meyer

A revolutionary step in the evolution of medicine was the useage of radiation for diagnostic and treatment reasons. Without radiation the possibility of diagnosing many conditions would be impossible and so would treating ...read more

by Mario Depeine

Radiation therapy is the use of radioactive elements (X-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, etc.) to destroy the nucleus of cancer cells that create tumors in the body. Normally, this radioactivity exposure is dangerous to humans...read more

by Steve Lussing

As the science of medical imaging continues to advance it is becoming easier all the time to find abnormalities in the human body, especially small tumors and carcinomas which only a few years ago might have been overlooke...read more

by Victoria Dame

What is radiation therapy? Radiation therapy is when a radiation oncologist uses a high-energy x-ray, electron beams, or radioactive isotopes to attack cancer. Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by damaging the chromosom...read more

by Patricia Sullivan

When you hear the word "Cancer", your heart stops and you catch your breath. Then you breath and say "What's next?" This is what I did but I should have done much more. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in the spring...read more