Brain Cancer Treatment – Radiotherapy
For those people with brain cancer but cannot have surgery as advised by their doctor can have radiation therapy, though there are some patients that also have to go through it even after surgery to kill tumor cells that may have remained in the body. The frequency and schedule of treatment will usually depend on the size and type of the tumor found. The doctor will also consider the age of the patient.
Radiotherapy uses high-power gamma rays, protons or x-rays that will kill the cancer cells. A large machine will be aimed at the tumor and the treatment will last for only a few minutes.