. • internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. the way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type of cancer being treated. external radiation therapy is used to treat skin cancer. chemotherapy...
. • internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy) uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. • proton therapy is a type of external-beam radiation therapy that uses protons rather than x-rays to destroy cancer cells. this...
well. these supplies include: • an extra same size trach tube with the ties already in place • a tracheostomy tube that is a size smaller than the one that you use with the ties already in place in case the stoma shrinks during an emergency • suction machine (handheld or battery powered) • suction catheters...