The next form of mesothelioma treatment we will discuss is the radiation form of mesothelioma treatment.  In this form of treatment, also called radiotherapy, cancer cells are killed and tumors are shrinked by high-energy rays.  Only cancer cells in the targeted area are affected by radiation.  Machines, materials that produce radiation, and materials that produce radiation in plastic tubes are some of the materials which are used in order to perform this type of treatment.  Materials which produce radiation in small tubes are generally placed in the area where the cancer cells are located, and this is known as internal radiation therapy.

That’s the general jist of what happens with radiation treatment for this disease.  Radiation can help to prevent the disease from spreading, and advancements in radiation are occurring as well.  IMRT, which is a x-ray based technology used to help prevent radiation from affecting healthy cells, and tomotherapy, which is a combination if IMRT and spiral CT scanning.