If the patient undergoes external radiation therapy, they won't become radioactive. In comparison, internal radiation therapy may cause the body to become radioactive, albeit for a short time.

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Brachytherapy, a form of internal radiation, is used as a secondary treatment to prevent the cancer's return. Patients receiving vaginal cuff brachytherapy are treated with internal radiation by ...

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Radiotherapy, or radiation therapy, is the clinical use of high energy rays (ionizing radiation) to induce DNA damage in all exposed cells to ultimately kill cancer cells or prevent cancer growth.

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Brachytherapy is a form of internal radiotherapy in which sealed radioactive sources are placed inside or near ... and we have seen many patients recover significantly after undergoing therapy,” ...

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