Making sense of radiotherapy: curative and palliative
Holmes, S.
Nursing Times 92(23): 32-33
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 8716458 Document Number: 457745
Radiotherapy is one of a range of treatments available for the treatment of cancer. It involves the use of ionising radiation to interrupt cellular growth in malignancy. Its use can be either curative or palliative. This paper discusses how radiotherapy works, how it is applied and introduces its side-effects. A subsequent paper will look in more detail at side-effects and nursing care.