The Chemo Drugs pages will give you more information about individual chemotherapy drugs. You may contact the Genesis Regional Cancer Program to have a copy sent to you. Radiation therapy is the use of x-rays or gamma rays to destroy cancer cells. It is a common cancer treatment. Almost half of all cancer patients will receive radiation therapy at some time during the course of their treatments.
Radiation therapy is used either alone or in conjunction with surgery and chemotherapy.
This kills the cell because it cannot grow and divide. Radiation therapy is a local therapy used to treat a tumor in a specific area of the body. There are two basic methods for the delivery of radiation therapy. The most common method is external radiation therapy. It is also called teletherapy and external beam therapy.