PathfinderRadiation Therapy

a guide to finding library materials

What is radiation therapy?The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, andother sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a ma-chine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy), or it may come from ra-dioactive material placed in the body near cancer cells (internal radiation therapy).Systemic radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance, such as a radiolabeledmonoclonal antibody, that travels in the blood to tissues throughout the body. Alsocalled irradiation and radiotherapy.

BOOKS

Best News about Radiation Therapy QZ 269 K84bChemotherapy & Radiation for Dummies QZ 267 L995cChemotherapy & Radiation Therapy Survival Guide QZ 266 M1532Coping with Chemotherapy & Radiation QZ 267 C966cCoping with Radiation Therapy QZ 269 C966cRadiation Sonnets QZ 269 Y54rRadiation Therapy and You Free BookletSongs from a Lead-Lined Room WP 870 S539s

Here are a few titles on this topic you will find in the Junior Board Cancer ResourceLibrary.

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Chemotherapy and Radiation QZ 267 C517

AUDIO CDs

Cancer Wellness Series: radiation therapy QZ 269 C215Meditation to Help You with Fatigue QZ 266 N195fMeditation to Help You with Radiation Therapy QZ 269 N195m

WEB RESOURCES

American Cancer Society on Radiation Therapyhttp://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_1_5x_radiation_therapy_guide_for_patients_and_fami-lies.asp

Christiana Care’s Cancer Resource Library Web Page on Cancer Treatmenthttp://www.christianacare.org/body.cfm?id=636

MEDLINEplus on Radiation Therapyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/radiationtherapy.htmlA resource produced by the National Library of Medicine, it contains a carefully selected list of re-sources on a growing number of health topics. It includes links to MEDLINE, organizations and clear-inghouses.

MEDLINEplus Interactive Tutorial on Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancerhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/radiationtherapyforprostatecancer.html

National Cancer Institute on Radiation Therapyhttp://cancer.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-youhttp://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_1.htmWebsites maintained by National Cancer Institute, the national government’s premier site for cancerinformation.

RadiologyInfohttp://www.radiologyinfo.org/Web site designed by the Radiological Society of North America to answer questions related to themany radiologic procedures and therapies available. All material on the Radiology Info web site is re-viewed and approved by experts in the field of radiology from the ACR and RSNA, as well as otherprofessional radiology organizations.

NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALSIn our library, all periodicals are located on the slanted display shelves. They are arranged inalphabetical order.

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