What happens during a treatment with Radiation Therapy?
Each day when you arrive for your treatment, you will check in and may be asked to change into an examination gown. It is best to wear clothing that is easy to take off and put on again. You will be positioned in the same manner as during the simulation verification by the Radiation Therapist. The treatment machine is then rotated to the proper angle. Although the Therapists do not remain in the room when the radiation beam is on, they are able to monitor you by a microphone and remote camera from just outside of the treatment room. The X-ray beam is turned on for a period of about one minute (the exact time is calculated in monitor units for your specific case). The Linear Accelerator is controlled from an area that is nearby the treatment room. The Therapist will return, and move the machine to the proper angle for the next beam. Each day you will be treated using one or more different beams, and the Therapist will rotate the machine and administer the treatment at each field, while
