Radiotherapy Information leaflets
To help you find the information you need quickly, our other general leaflets are listed below.
If you cannot find the information you require, please contact our Patient Information Manager: Leigh Porter who will try to assist.
- High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy
- 28/12/2023
- High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy
- Radiotherapy - General Information
- 27/01/2021
- Radiotherapy - General Information
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This booklet will help you understand what will happen when you come to Velindre hospital to have radiotherapy treatment.
- Easy Read - Radiotherapy scan at Velindre hospital
- 28/01/2021
- Easy Read - Radiotherapy scan at Velindre hospital
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Radiotherapy scan at Velindre hospital
Easyread information about radiotherapy scans at Velindre hospital.
- Easy Read - Radiotherapy at Velindre hospital
- 28/01/2021
- Easy Read - Radiotherapy at Velindre hospital
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Radiotherapy at Velindre hospital
You are having radiotherapy treatment for your cancer. The treatment is to try and make you better.
- Easy Read - Side Effects
- 28/01/2021
- Easy Read - Side Effects
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Easy to read information about side effects of having radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy for gynaecological cancers
- 26/01/2021
- Radiotherapy for gynaecological cancers
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This booklet will help you understand what will happen when you come to Velindre hospital to have radiotherapy treatment for gynaecological cancers.
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) to your lung
- 27/01/2021
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) to your lung
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Information leaflet on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) to your lung
Also called Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR)
This leaflet tells you about radiotherapy treatment to your lung called Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT). It will explain how your treatment is planned and given. It will discuss side effects you may have and will tell you how to get more information and support. Contact telephone numbers are given at the end of the leaflet. We hope this leaflet answers your questions. Please ask us if you have other questions.
- Skin care during radiotherapy
- 27/01/2021
- Skin care during radiotherapy
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You may develop a skin reaction during your radiotherapy treatment. This leaflet will tell you how to look after your skin during your treatment.
- Skin conditions
- 27/01/2021
- Skin conditions
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This booklet will help you understand what will happen when you come to Velindre hospital to have radiotherapy treatment to your skin.
- Information leaflet on Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) to your Brain
- 27/01/2021
- Information leaflet on Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) to your Brain
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This leaflet tells you about a type of radiotherapy treatment called stereotactic radiotherapy. The leaflet will explain how your treatment is planned and given. It will discuss side effects you may have and will tell you how to get more information and support. Contact telephone numbers are given at the end of the leaflet.
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for benign brain conditions
- 27/01/2021
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for benign brain conditions
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This leaflet tells you about a type of radiotherapy treatment called stereotactic radiosurgery. The leaflet will explain how your treatment is planned and given. It will discuss side effects you may have and will tell you how to get more information and support. Contact telephone numbers are given at the end of the leaflet.
- Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
- 27/01/2021
- Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
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Information for patients having total body irradiation (TBI) for bone marrow transplant patients.
- Radiotherapy treatment for thyroid eye disease
- 27/01/2021
- Radiotherapy treatment for thyroid eye disease
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This booklet will help you understand what will happen when you come to Velindre hospital for radiotherapy treatment for thyroid eye disease.
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 2TL
Tel: 029 2061 5888
