Radiation therapy is used with chemotherapy in some types of leukemia. Radiotherapy, also called radiation therapy, uses high-energy rays to destroy cancer cells and stop their growth; they are produced by a large machine.
Radiation therapy can be applied in the case of leukemia using one of two methods: the doctor may direct radiation in some patients to a specific area of the body, where there are leukemia cells, such as spleen or testicles.
There are patients who can receive radiation throughout the body. This type of radiation therapy is called full-body irradiation, and is applied before bone marrow transplantation is usually done.
Patients undergoing radiotherapy can feel tired. Therefore, rest is necessary, but doctors recommend that the patient move as often as possible.
The patient's hair falls when the rays are often directed to the head. Radiation can make the scalp or skin of the scalp in the treated area red, dry, sensitive, and itchy.
The doctor explains to the patient how to keep the skin clean during radiotherapy. No fat or lotion should be placed on the treated area without consulting a physician.
Radiation therapy can also cause nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite, but these side effects are temporary. Doctors and nurses can teach patients how to relieve them until treatment is over. But some side effects of radiotherapy may last for a long time.
Young children with radiation therapy on the head may experience learning and coordination problems. For this reason, doctors use as little radiation as possible and use this type of treatment only with children whose treatment can not be successfully treated by chemotherapy alone.
Radiation therapy on the testes is likely to have a negative effect on fertility and hormone production. Most males exposed to this type of treatment lose their ability to have children; some may need to compensate hormones through medication.
Radiation therapy can be applied in the case of leukemia using one of two methods: the doctor may direct radiation in some patients to a specific area of the body, where there are leukemia cells, such as spleen or testicles.
There are patients who can receive radiation throughout the body. This type of radiation therapy is called full-body irradiation, and is applied before bone marrow transplantation is usually done.
Patients undergoing radiotherapy can feel tired. Therefore, rest is necessary, but doctors recommend that the patient move as often as possible.
The patient's hair falls when the rays are often directed to the head. Radiation can make the scalp or skin of the scalp in the treated area red, dry, sensitive, and itchy.
The doctor explains to the patient how to keep the skin clean during radiotherapy. No fat or lotion should be placed on the treated area without consulting a physician.
Radiation therapy can also cause nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite, but these side effects are temporary. Doctors and nurses can teach patients how to relieve them until treatment is over. But some side effects of radiotherapy may last for a long time.
Young children with radiation therapy on the head may experience learning and coordination problems. For this reason, doctors use as little radiation as possible and use this type of treatment only with children whose treatment can not be successfully treated by chemotherapy alone.
Radiation therapy on the testes is likely to have a negative effect on fertility and hormone production. Most males exposed to this type of treatment lose their ability to have children; some may need to compensate hormones through medication.
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