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Radiation Treatment

What about radiation?  How does that work?

Radiation therapy uses very strong X-rays to kill the cancer cells.  It can be used as a treatment alone or in combination with other treatments.  There are two ways to deliver radiation treatment.  First, X-ray beams can be aimed directly at the cervical cancer cells from an external machine.

Secondly, there is another type of radiation that is administered from a machine that is similar to an ultra sound you receive when you are pregnant. This machine has an applicator that gives off radiation and is placed directly into your vagina for several minutes, a number of hours, or even a few days.  This releases constant amounts of radiation to kill the cancer cells over a specific period of time.