Radiation Radiation Radiothérapie

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MAy, 2010 Production of this publication was made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency.
Translated materials completed by Sexuality Education Resource Centre. For copies of all topic information and languages go to: www.cancercare.mb.ca/translated_treatment_info
Radiation
Radiation
Inordertotreatyourcanceryourdoctorhasdecidedyouneed
radiation.Itisnormaltohavequestionsandconcernsaboutyour
treatment. Learning what radiation therapy is and what to expect
duringyourvisitscanhelpyougetthroughyourtreatments.
What is radiation therapy?
Radiation,alsocalledradiotherapy,useshighenergyx-raystodestroy
cancercells.Itcanbeusedastheonlyformoftreatmentorcombined
withothertreatments,forexamplewithchemotherapyorsurgery.
Radiationcanbegivento:
• curecancer
• controlthegrowthofcancer
• relievesymptoms,suchaspain
• reducetheriskofthecancerreturning
Radiation Treatment
External Beam Radiation Therapy (outside the body)
• Oneormorebeamsofradiationaredirectedattheareaonyour
bodywhereyourcancerisorwasremovedfrom.
• Theradiationbeamcomesfromatreatmentmachinewhichmoves
aroundyou,butdoesnottouchyou.
• Theradiationbeamis“on”forashorttime,afewsecondstoa
couple of minutes at a time.
Radiothérapie
Votremédecinadécidédetraitervotrecanceraumoyende
laradiothérapie.C’estnormald’avoirdesquestionsetdes
préoccupationsliéesauxtraitements.Connaîtrelaradiothérapieet
savoiràquois’attendredurantlestraitementspeutvousaideràles
supporter.
Qu’est-ce que la radiothérapie?
La radiothérapie détruit les cellules cancéreuses au moyen de rayons
Xdehauteénergie.Onpeutl’utiliserseuleouencombinaisonavec
d’autrestraitementscommelachimiothérapieoulachirurgie.
Laradiothérapiepeutservirà:
• guérirlecancer;
• ralentirlaprogressionducancer;
• réduirelessymptômes,commeladouleur;
• réduirelerisquederetourducancer.
Traitements aux rayons X
Radiothérapie externe (à l’extérieur du corps)
• OndirigeunouplusieursrayonsXsurlazoneducorpsoùse
trouvelecanceroucelleoùonl’aenlevé.
• Cesrayonssontémisparunappareilquisedéplaceautourde
vous,maisnevoustouchepas.
• Onappliquelerayonpendantunecourtepériodedetemps,
quelquessecondesàquelquesminutesàlafois.

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MAy, 2010 Production of this publication was made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency.
Translated materials completed by Sexuality Education Resource Centre. For copies of all topic information and languages go to: www.cancercare.mb.ca/translated_treatment_info
• Eachappointmentisabout15minutes.
• Mostpatientsreceivingexternalradiationtherapywillhavea
“simulation”appointment.
~ Thisplanningappointmenttakes20-60minutes.
~ YouareplacedinthetreatmentpositionandscansorX-raysare
taken of the area to be treated.
~ Feltpenmarkingsorsmallpermanenttattoosareplacedon
yourskintooutlinethetreatmentarea.Thesemarksare
necessary for the radiation therapists to accurately position you
for treatment.
Internal Radiation Therapy (inside the body)
• AlsocalledBrachytherapy.
• Atubeisinsertedintotheareaofthebodyaffectedbycancer.
• Aradiationsourceisplacedinsidethetubeandstaysinplacefor
10-20minutes.
• Appointmenttimesareusuallytwotothreehourslong.
• Onlysomepatientsreceiveinternalradiationtherapy.
Radiation
• Chaqueséancedureenviron15minutes.
• Laplupartdespatientstraitésàlaradiothérapieexterneontune
séancede«simulation».
~ Cetteséancedeplanicationdurede20à60minutes.
~ Onvousplaceenpositionpourletraitementetonprendune
radiographieouunscanogrammedelazoneàtraiter.
~ Onmarquelazoneàtraitersurlapeauaumoyendecrayons-
feutresoudepetitstatouagespermanents.Cesmarquessont
nécessairespourquelethérapeutepuissepositionnerl’appareil
avecprécisionpourletraitement.
Radiothérapie interne (à l’intérieur de corps)
• Aussiappeléecuriethérapie(brachytherapy).
• Oninsèreunesondedanslarégionducorpstouchéeparlecancer.
• OninstalleunesourcederayonsXdanslasondequ’onlaisseen
place10à20minutes.
• Lesséancesdurenthabituellementdedeuxàtroisheures.
• Ontraiteseulementcertainspatientsaumoyendelaradiothérapie
interne.
Radiothérapie

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MAy, 2010 Production of this publication was made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency.
Translated materials completed by Sexuality Education Resource Centre. For copies of all topic information and languages go to: www.cancercare.mb.ca/translated_treatment_info
Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
Exceptforfeelingtired,sideeffectsoccuronlyintheareaofyour
bodythatisbeingtreatedwithradiation.Everyonecanexperience
sideeffectsdifferently.Eatingwellandgettingproperrestis
important to help you manage them.
Possible short term side effects:
-headaches -hairloss
-skinirritation -feelingtired
-soremouthand/orthroat -difcultyswallowing
-lossofappetite -nausea
-vomiting -swelling
-productivecough -diarrhea
-bladderirritation
Whenyoustartradiationyourtherapistwilltellyouhowtotake
careofthetreatmentareaandhowtomanageanysideeffects.It
isimportanttotellyourtherapists,nurseanddoctoraboutallside
effects.
Radiation
Effets secondaires de la radiothérapie
Misàpartlasensationdefatigue,leseffetssecondairessemanifestent
uniquementàlazoneducorpstraitéeauxrayonsX.Ceseffets
secondairessemanifestentdifféremmentselonlecas.Ilestimportant
debiensereposerets’alimenterpourlesatténuer.
Effetssecondairespossiblesàcourtterme:
-mauxdetête -pertedescheveux
-irritationdelapeau -sensationdefatigue
-douleurdanslaboucheoulagorge -difcultéàavaler
-perted’appétit -nausées
-vomissements -enure
-touxaveccrachats -diarrhée
-irritationdelavessie
Lorsquevouscommencerezlaradiothérapie,votrethérapeute
vousdiracommentvousoccuperdelazonetraitéeetcomment
atténuerleseffetssecondaires.Ilestimportantquevousinformiez
vosthérapeutes,lepersonnelinrmieretlemédecindetouteffet
indésirablequevousremarquerez.
Radiothérapie

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MAy, 2010 Production of this publication was made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency.
Translated materials completed by Sexuality Education Resource Centre. For copies of all topic information and languages go to: www.cancercare.mb.ca/translated_treatment_info
Radiation Therapy Facts
• AllradiationtreatmentsaregivenbetweenMondayandFridayat
CancerCareManitoba,675McDermotAvenueinWinnipeg.
• Somepatientsmayonlyreceiveonetreatment;othersreceive
asmanyas35ormoretreatments.Thiswillbedecidedbyyour
doctor.
• Sometimesashellorcastmaybeneededforyourtreatment.This
willbeplacedoverthepartofyourbodythatisreceivingradiation.
Itwillhelpyoutostayinpositionduringyourtreatment.
• Radiationtherapistscanbemaleorfemale.Allaretrained
professionals who care about your well being.
• Itisnecessarytoexposetheareawhereyouwillbetreatedsothat
the therapists can see the marks or tattoos that help them place
youinthetreatmentpositioneachday.Everyeffortwillbemade
tokeepyoucomfortableandmaintainyourprivacy.
• Duringtheradiationtreatmentyouarealoneinthetreatment
room.Thetherapistscanseeandhearyou.Youaresafe.
• Youcanbreathenormallywhenyouarebeingtreated.
• Youcannotfeelorseeradiation.
• RadiationTherapycontactphonenumber:787-2585ortollfreeat
1-866-561-1026.
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Renseignements sur la radiothérapie
• Touslestraitementsderadiothérapiesedonnentdulundiau
vendrediàActioncancerManitoba,675,avenueMcDermotà
Winnipeg.
• Certainspatientsnerecevrontqu’untraitement,d’autresen
recevrontjusqu’à35ouplus.C’estlemédecinquiprendcette
décision.
• Ilarrivequ’ondoiveinstallerunecoquilleouunplâtrepourle
traitement.Onl’installesurlapartieducorpsàirradier,ande
vousaideràresterdanslabonnepositiondurantletraitement.
• Leradiothérapeutepeutêtreunhommeouunefemme.Cesont
desprofessionnelsdûmentformésquisepréoccupentdevotre
bien-être.
• Ilestnécessaired’exposerlazoneàtraiter,anquelesthérapeutes
puissentvoirlesmarquesoulestatouages,cequilesaideà
vousmettredanslabonnepositionpourchaquetraitement.Le
personnelferatoutensonpouvoirpourvousmettreàl’aiseet
respectervotreintimité.
• Durantlaradiothérapie,onvouslaisseseuldanslapièce.Les
thérapeutespeuventvousvoiretvousentendre.Vousêtesen
sécurité.
• Vouspouvezrespirernormalementdurantletraitement.
• Vousneverrezpasetnesentirezpaslesrayons.
• Numérosdesservicesderadiothérapie:787-2585ou,sansfrais,
1-866-561-1026.
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Radiothérapie