Cancer - Radiotherapy Treatment
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An introduction to radiotherapy for breast cancer
This leaflet is designed to give you a brief introduction to radiotherapy for breast cancer and to reduce any concerns you may have
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Bowel and bladder preparation for radiotherapy
A leaflet explaining preparations needed each time before your radiotherapy
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Bowel preparation for radiotherapy
A leaflet explaining preparations needed each time before your radiotherapy
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Brachytherapy to skin lesions
Information about brachytherapy to skin lesions and any side effects
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Chemoradiotherapy for Anal Cancer
A leaflet explaining chemo-radiotherapy treatment for anal cancer.
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Chemoradiotherapy for cancer of the oesophagus
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your treatment for cancer of the oesophagus using both chemotherapy and radiotherapy
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Chemoradiotherapy for pancreatic cancer
A leaflet to help you understand more about chemoradiotherapy treatment to the pancreas
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Chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer
Information about having both chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat rectal cancer.
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Coming for radiotherapy
This leaflet describes radiotherapy planning and treatment and explains the side-effects which you may experience during and after treatment.
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External Beam Radiotherapy for Thyroid Cancer
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your external beam radiotherapy.
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Having a microenema before radiotherapy
This leaflet explains about bowel preparation before radiotherapy treatment
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Having a radiotherapy mask made
This leaflet aims to explain how your radiotherapy mask will be made.
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Instructions for diabetic patients taking METFORMIN
Instructions for patients taking Metformin whilst having a CT scan as part of their radiotherapy treatment
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Internal eye shield for radiotherapy treatment
Information about having an internal eye shield for your radiotherapy treatment.
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Internal radiotherapy to the cervix
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) for gynaecological cancer.
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Internal Radiotherapy to the Uterus
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) for
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Internal radiotherapy to the vagina
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) for gynaecological cancer.
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Lu-177 DOTATATE (Lutathera) Therapy Radiation Protection
Information about what to do following your LU-177 DOTATATE (Lutathera) Therapy.
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Lung Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
This leaflet aims to give information about the treatment technique called Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer.
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Oesophageal Brachytherapy
Information about your brachytherapy planning and treatment, and any side effects
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Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your radiotherapy to the brain (Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation).
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Prostate Brachytherapy using High Dose Rate (HDR) Temporary Brachytherapy Implants
This leaflet explains what happens when you have brachytherapy using temporary implants to treat prostate cancer.
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Prostate Brachytherapy using Low Dose Rate (LDR) Permanent Seeds
This leaflet explains about using internal radioactive seeds to treat cancer of the prostate gland.
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Radiotherapy before your operation for rectal cancer
This leaflet aims to help you and your family to understand more about your planned course of radiotherapy and its effects.
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Radiotherapy for Bone Pain
Radiotherapy can be used to relieve pain caused by secondary cancer that has spread to the bones.
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Radiotherapy for breast cancer
A leaflet about radiotherapy treatment to the breast or chest wall
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Radiotherapy for cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vaginal and vulval cancer
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your cancer treatment.
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Radiotherapy for early glottis (voice box) cancer
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your treatment for early cancer of the throat box.
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Radiotherapy for lymphoma
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your treatment for Lymphoma.
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Radiotherapy for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)
This leaflet explains treatment when cancer grows in or near the spine and presses on the spinal cord and nerves.
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Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
A leaflet to help you understand more about radiotherapy treatment to the pancreas
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Radiotherapy for Sarcoma of the Limb
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your radiotherapy treatment. It will be given to you in addition to the information you will receive from the Leeds Soft Tissue Sarcoma Team.
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Radiotherapy for Skin Lesions
This leaflet aims to help you understand more about radiotherapy to your skin and the side-effects that you may have during and after treatment.
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Radiotherapy for Solitary Plasmacytoma
The leaflet describes radiotherapy planning and treatment. It also explains the side-effects which you may experience during and after treatment.
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Radiotherapy for Thyroid eye disease
Thyroid eye disease is a benign condition (non-cancerous). It can develop if you have an overactive thyroid.
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Radiotherapy smartcard
A small card given to highlight radiotherapy related symptoms and when to contact the Radiotherapy Department
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Radiotherapy to the bladder
This leaflet aims to give information about radiotherapy treatment to the bladder
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Radiotherapy to the Brain
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about radiotherapy to the brain.
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Radiotherapy to the head and neck
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your radiotherapy treatment.
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Radiotherapy to the Lungs
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your radiotherapy treatment to the lung.
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Radiotherapy to the Oesophagus
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your radiotherapy treatment for cancer of the oesophagus
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Radiotherapy to the prostate
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about radiotherapy treatment to your prostate gland.
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Radiotherapy to your whole pelvis - For prostate, bladder and penile cancers
A leaflet describing radiotherapy planning and treatment
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Rectal Brachytherapy
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about your brachytherapy (internal) treatment to your rectum (back passage).
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Short course radiotherapy to the head and neck
The leaflet describes radiotherapy planning and treatment. It also explains the side-effects which you may experience during and after treatment.
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Skin Care During and After your Radiotherapy Treatment
This leaflet has been provided to make you aware of the possible side effects radiotherapy may cause to your skin. It also informs you how to care for your skin during and after your treatment.
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Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) to the bones and lymph nodes
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about radiotherapy to bones or lymph nodes. The treatment technique used is Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR).
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Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) to the liver
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy is the precise delivery of a high dose of radiotherapy to a tumour, delivered in a small number of treatments.
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Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) to the spine
This leaflet aims to help you and your family understand more about radiotherapy to the spine. The treatment technique used is Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR).
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Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
TBI is a type of radiotherapy used to prepare you for a stem cell or bone marrow transplant (BMT).
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Total Skin Electron Therapy - TSET
This leaflet explains about Total Skin Electron Therapy used for treating Lymphomas including Mycosis Fungoides
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Vaginal care after pelvic radiotherapy
This leaflet is designed to give you information about the late side-effects following radiotherapy to the pelvis.
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Video: Radiotherapy CT Planning Scanner
Take a virtual 3D tour of the radiotherapy CT planning scanner.
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Video: Radiotherapy Princess Royal Review Clinic
Take a virtual 3D tour of the Princess Royal Review Clinic
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Video: Radiotherapy Reception
Take a virtual 3D tour of the Radiotherapy Reception area
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Video: Radiotherapy Treatment Room
Take a virtual 3D tour of the radiotherapy treatment room
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What to do after a Contrast Media Reaction?
Information about a contrast media reaction.
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What to do after an Extravasation
An explanation of Extravasation - a leakage of drugs outside a vein into the surrounding tissue
