Guide To Effective Lung Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy uses concentrated beams or radioactive materials to destroy cancerous cells or stop them from growing. The most common form of radiation therapy used for lung cancer patients is referred to as external beam radiation. External beam radiation uses a large machine that aims the high-energy beams at the skin above the local area where the cancerous tissue is located. This is to minimize damage to healthy surrounding tissues.

Another form of radiation often used to treat lung cancer is brachytherapy. This form of internal radiation therapy uses a small quantity of radioactive material placed into the patient's airway close to the cancerous tissue. The pellets or seeds containing the radioactive substance are typically removed from the patient's body after a set amount of time. This is to allow the radiation to do damage and kill the malignant tumor cells.

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