My mom had another simulation session yesterday which is a process used to plan radiation therapy so that the target area is precisely located and marked. This morning she started her radiation therapy. This machine aims radiation at her cancer. She will receive radiation therapy once a day, 5 days a week, Monday through Friday at 8:30am in Visalia. Treatment is expected to last 6 to 7 weeks.A common question (I even questioned): Will external beam radiation therapy make her radioactive?
No, external beam radiation therapy will not make her radioactive. She may safely be around other people, pregnant woman, even babies and young children.
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