11. In June, he began external beam radiation , five days a week, for a total of 33 sessions. 12. External beam radiation to the prostate _ another common therapy _ also can destroy the same erection nerves. 13. External beam radiation therapy is generally given over several weeks, with daily visits to a radiation therapy center. 14. On May 24, 2011, Mikita was diagnosed with oral cancer and would be undergoing external beam radiation therapy. 15. For Hodgkin's lymphomas, radiation oncologists typically use external beam radiation therapy ( sometimes shortened to EBRT or XRT ). 16. Particle therapy is a special case of external beam radiation therapy where the particles are protons or heavier ions. 17. She's had brain surgery to remove some of the tumor and external beam radiation therapy, but the cancer persists. 18. Patient survival statistics are promising, and some doctors believe it will soon become as common as surgery or beam radiation . 19. Currently, external beam radiation therapy is the standard of care for patients with localized bone pain due to metastatic disease. 20. An additional 26 . 3 percent were treated with external beam radiation and only 2 . 2 percent with brachytherapy.
