Radiotherapy Treatment
Patients having external beam radiotherapy (the most common type of radiotherapy) will not be radioactive, so it is safe for them to be around others, including children at any time. Patients who have brachytherapy (a particular type of radiotherapy) may be radioactive for a short time and will be informed prior to treatment if precautions are required.
It is crucial that patients are not pregnant and do not become pregnant during their radiotherapy course.
As a teaching hospital, student therapeutic radiographers and apprentices will be present and are fully supervised by trained staff. There will be both male and female therapeutic radiographers delivering the radiotherapy.
