Welcome to the home page for the threshold database. This database was designed based on the work of Don Chamberlayne and was adapted for Microsoft Access by the IACA. You can download this article which explains the concept of threshold analysis. The Threshold Database is currently available for Microsoft Access 2000-2003.
Most patients can continue many of their normal activities during radiation therapy. Each radiation therapy treatment takes about 10 minutes. Radiation therapy to try and cure cancer is usually delivered daily, Monday through Friday, for about five to eight weeks. Weekend breaks allow normal cells to recover. Shorter durations of radiation therapy may be used to relieve symptoms.
In this type of brachytherapy, the radiation source is in place for 10 to 20 minutes at a time and then taken out. You may have treatment twice a day for 2 to 5 days or once a week for 2 to 5 weeks. The schedule depends on your type of cancer.adiation therapy can cause hair loss because it damages cells that grow quickly, such as. those in your hair roots. Hair loss from radiation therapy only happens on the part of your body being treated.