a couple of interesting articles I found on radiation.
Thu, 2 June, 2011 1:31:45
Radiotherapy
icr.ac.uk/press/recent_featured_articles/Radiotherapy-techniques_breast_cancer/19959.shtml
One shot of radiotherapy could save breast cancer patients weeks of tiring treatment
Thousands could benefit from the 30-minute radiation technique that can be carried out in just one hospital visit.
Health: The scars of cost-cutting: Why do some breast cancer patients receive shorter periods of radiotherapy than others, and how much is best? Jason Bennetto reports
This is a very old article, not sure it holds true any more.
Tuesday, 10 August 1993
RACHEL HARRIS found she had breast cancer last autumn; several months later most of one breast was removed. Shortly afterwards, her consultant radiotherapist at a hospital in Hull recommended a three-week course of radiotherapy. Ms Harris, aged 45, was puzzled because a friend had just been given six weeks of radiotherapy following a similar operation. Even her consultant told her that most hospitals in Britain and Europe, and all those in the United States, recommended treatment over five to six weeks.
02 June 2011
dailymail.co.uk