{"id":2978,"date":"2025-09-23T14:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/?page_id=2978"},"modified":"2026-09-22T00:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T00:04:08","slug":"radiation-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\/lung-cancer\/radiation-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Radioterapia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"blockSettings    hero-main-block show-breadcrumbs \" style=\"\"><div class=\"background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"breadcrumbsWrapper desktop-breadcrumbs\"><nav id=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-house\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"breadcrumbsWrapper mobile-breadcrumbs\"><p id=\"mobile-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\" aria-label=\"Home\"><i class=\"far fa-home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/pt\/lung-cancer\/\">Lung Cancer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>    <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-bleed-y\">\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"content-col\">\n                                            <h1>Radiation Therapy<\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"copy-wrap \">\n                                                    <p>At Southcoast Cancer Care, we specialize in offering patients specialized cancer treatment options that are proven to work, whether that\u2019s through hormone therapy, chemotherapy\u00a0or\u00a0radiation at our centers in Fall River or Fairhaven, MA. 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It may cure some cancers, especially in early stages. Radiation therapy can also help control symptoms and cancers that can\u2019t be cured.<\/p><\/div>    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"blockSeparator\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 accordionWrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"accordionContent\">\n                                                                                        <div class=\"beefup openFaq openSingle\">\n                                <span class=\"beefup__icon fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                                <button\n                                    type=\"button\"\n                                    id=\"beefup-1-header\"\n                                    class=\"openTitle beefup__head\"\n                                    title=\"Show External beam radiation therapy faq\"\n                                    role=\"heading\"\n                                    aria-level=\"3\"\n                                    aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                                    aria-controls=\"beefup-1-panel\">\n                                    External beam radiation therapy                                <\/button>\n                                <div\n                                    id=\"beefup-1-panel\"\n                                    class=\"beefup__body maincopy\"\n                                    role=\"region\"\n                                    hidden\n                                    aria-labelledby=\"beefup-1-header\"\n                                    style=\"display: none;\">\n                                    <p>This type of radiation delivers radiation from a machine outside your body as you lie on a table. A radiation oncologist or technician directs the radiation beam precisely at the tumor or cancer.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <script>\n                                    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n                                        $('.openFaq').beefup({\n                                            onOpen: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'true')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Show\/i, 'Hide');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', false);\n                                            },\n                                            onClose: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'false')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Hide\/i, 'Show');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', true);\n                                            }\n                                        });\n\n                                        $('.openFaq').each(function() {\n                                            var $el = $(this);\n                                            var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                            var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                            var isOpen = $el.hasClass('is-open') || ($panel.is(':visible') && !$panel.prop('hidden'));\n                                            $btn.attr('aria-expanded', isOpen ? 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Certain breast cancer\u00a0patients can receive their course of radiation therapy within three days.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to breast cancer, we also offer internal radiation therapy for certain gynecological cancers and for skin cancer.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <script>\n                                    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n                                        $('.openFaq').beefup({\n                                            onOpen: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'true')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Show\/i, 'Hide');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', false);\n                                            },\n                                            onClose: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'false')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Hide\/i, 'Show');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', true);\n                                            }\n                                        });\n\n                                        $('.openFaq').each(function() {\n                                            var $el = $(this);\n                                            var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                            var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                            var isOpen = $el.hasClass('is-open') || ($panel.is(':visible') && !$panel.prop('hidden'));\n                                            $btn.attr('aria-expanded', isOpen ? 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They are given through an IV (intravenous), in pill form, or are placed in a body cavity. For example, a radiation oncologist uses radioactive iodine to treat thyroid cancer.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <script>\n                                    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n                                        $('.openFaq').beefup({\n                                            onOpen: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'true')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Show\/i, 'Hide');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', false);\n                                            },\n                                            onClose: function($el) {\n                                                var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                                var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                                $btn.attr('aria-expanded', 'false')\n                                                    .attr('title', function(_, t) {\n                                                        return t.replace(\/^Hide\/i, 'Show');\n                                                    });\n                                                if ($panel.length) $panel.prop('hidden', true);\n                                            }\n                                        });\n\n                                        $('.openFaq').each(function() {\n                                            var $el = $(this);\n                                            var $btn = $el.find('.openTitle[aria-controls]');\n                                            var $panel = $('#' + $btn.attr('aria-controls'));\n                                            var isOpen = $el.hasClass('is-open') || ($panel.is(':visible') && !$panel.prop('hidden'));\n                                            $btn.attr('aria-expanded', isOpen ? 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Your radiation oncologist at Southcoast may use radiation therapy to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Destroy a tumor<\/li>\n<li>Lower the risk that cancer will grow again after other treatments, such as surgery or\u00a0chemotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Shrink a tumor before surgically removing it<\/li>\n<li>Shrink a tumor to ease pain or other cancer symptoms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"single\" src=\"https:\/\/cancer.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/ADP_4889-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"blockSettings  paddingTopSM paddingBottomNone media-object-block light\" style=\"background-color:#E9F7F4;\"><div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner image-left list-style-disc inner-bg\" style=\"background-color: #E9F7F4;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"mainCopyWrap\">\n            <h2>Side Effects of Radiation<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"paragraphWrap\"><p>Potential side effects of radiation therapy vary depending on the type and dose of radiation, and the body area needing treatment.<\/p>\n<p>General risks include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Difficulty swallowing if radiation is near the head or neck<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Hair loss near the treatment site<\/li>\n<li>Infertility<\/li>\n<li>Joint problems<\/li>\n<li>Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>Skin irritation, dryness, itching, peeling or blistering<\/li>\n<li>Swelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your team at Southcoast Cancer Care will\u00a0guide you through managing the side effects of your radiation treatments. 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