Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy, also called radiation therapy, uses X-rays to destroy cancer cells in one part of your body.

Most people who have radiotherapy have it 5 days a week for 4 to 6 weeks, and each session can take 15 minutes. But it might be different for you

You can only really have radiotherapy in cities and some big towns – see this list. If your doctor thinks radiotherapy would help, and you don’t live near a radiotherapy site, they might help you find somewhere to stay.

Yarn with your doctor, nurse, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker or social worker. And read more about radiotherapy.