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      • You will meet with your radiation oncologist about 3 to 6 weeks after you complete your radiation treatments. Your radiation oncologist may ask you to have another scan (CT, PET, or MRI) before the follow-up appointment. You will meet with your doctor 3 to 6 weeks after you complete your radiation treatment course.
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      What happens after you finish radiation therapy?

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    Are there special things that I should or should not do during and after radiation therapy? Will radiation therapy affect usual activities? If so, for how long?

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  5. www.mdanderson.org › cancerwise › radiation-therapyRadiation therapy: What to expect - MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Oct 29, 2021 · Depending on the type of cancer being treated, your radiation therapy team will need 1 to 7 days after simulation to plan your treatment. For complex cases, more time is needed to minimize the radiation dose to vital healthy structures.

  6. www.mayoclinic.org › tests-procedures › radiationRadiation therapy - Mayo Clinic

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    Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment. This treatment uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy most often uses X-rays. But other types of radiation therapy exist, including proton radiation. Modern methods of radiation are precise. They aim beams directly at the cancer while protectin...

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    Radiation therapy is used to treat just about every type of cancer. In fact, more than half of all people with cancer will receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. Radiation therapy also may be used to treat some conditions that aren't cancerous. This includes tumors that aren't cancerous, called benign tumors.

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    You may or may not have side effects from radiation therapy. It depends on which part of your body is getting the radiation and how much is used. If you do have side effects, they can be controlled during treatment. After treatment, most side effects will go away. Sometimes side effects develop after treatment. These are called late side effects. V...

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    Before external beam radiation therapy, you will meet with a doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer. This doctor is called a radiation oncologist. Together you can consider whether radiation therapy is right for you. If you decide to move forward, your care team will carefully plan your treatment. They'll find the exact spot on y...

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    External beam radiation therapy uses a machine that aims high-energy beams into your body. This is called a linear accelerator. As you lie still, the linear accelerator moves around you. It delivers radiation from several angles. The machine is adjusted just for you by your care team. That way, it delivers the precise dose of radiation to the exact...

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    After radiation therapy, you might have imaging tests to see if the cancer is shrinking. Sometimes the cancer responds to treatment right away. Other times it may take weeks or months to see the treatment working. Ask your radiation therapy team what you can expect.

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  7. www.mayoclinic.org › tests-procedures › radiationRadiation therapy for breast cancer - Mayo Clinic

    Oct 23, 2024 · After the course of treatment, the radiation delivery device is removed. You may be given pain medication before this happens. The area may be sore or tender for several days or weeks as the tissue recovers from the surgery and radiation.

  8. www.mdanderson.org › cancerwise › radiation-therapyRadiation therapy: 11 questions my patients ask

    Jul 27, 2017 · Side effects depend on where you receive the radiation therapy, the dose given, whether you also receive chemotherapy and, if so, how much and what type. They usually begin by the second or third week of treatment and may last for several weeks after the final radiation treatment.

  9. www.cancercouncil.com.au › cancer-informationLife After Radiation Therapy - Cancer Council NSW

    Life after radiation therapy. For most people, the cancer experience doesn’t end on the last day of radiation therapy. Radiation therapy usually does not have an immediate effect, and it could take days, weeks or months to see any change in the cancer.