"radiation" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Have radiation Have radiation With external-beam radiation, the radiation is aimed at the cancer.
- Both external-beam radiation and implants damage the vaginal epithelium and basal layer of the mucosa, leading to vaginal stenosis and vascular fibrosis.
- For treating advanced prostate cancer that has grown beyond the prostate but not into lymph nodes or bones, external-beam radiation combined with hormone drugs can work better than surgery.
- Many combinations of preoperative intracavitary and external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy are used for treatment of stage II endometrial cancer, with careful biopsy of the para-aortic nodes at the time of surgery.
- Fractionated external-beam radiation can also be used as primary treatment for tumors that are surgically unresectable, or for patients who are inoperable for medical reasons.
- Radiation therapy (external-beam radiation with or without brachytherapy), however, has been reported to improve local control.
- In general, radiation retinopathy is seen around 18 months after treatment with external-beam radiation and with brachytherapy.
- An exposure to doses of 30-35 grays (Gy) or more is usually required to induce clinical symptoms, however, retinopathy may develop after as little as 15 Gy of external-beam radiation.
- Conventional radiation is fractionated external-beam radiation with a recommended dose of 54 Gy to 55 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions.
- It is also called stereotactic external-beam radiation and stereotaxic radiation therapy.
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