Please check with your physician for further information. The number of treatments will vary between individual patients and the various diseases being treated. Some patients receive only a single treatment, others as many as 45. The doctor will review the treatment objectives and goals and number of treatments being planned for you. I have a planned vacation.
Radiation treatments provide the optimal outcome if delivered in succession.
Breaks in treatment are not in the patients best interest, unless there is a family crisis or medical reason. Discuss vacation plans with doctor early in planning. Reactions to radiation vary from patient to patient and are dependent upon the site of treatment. The dose given to a given area or depth of tissue determine surface reaction of the skin. Tumors deeper from surface area, like prostate or endometrial, have very little skin reaction.