Patients should discuss the specifics of this procedure with their radiation oncologist. Brachytherapy is one type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer. Radiation therapy is the use of a type of energy, called ionizing radiation, to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Colorado River Toad. The Colorado River toad (Bufo=Incilius alvarius) is a large mainly terrestrial toad ranging in length from 4.3 to 7.4 inches (110 to 187 mm). It has leathery skin that ranges in color from olive brown to black with a few, low rounded bumps and enlarged glands on the back of the limbs.
The Western Toad was considered the most abundant amphibian of the western third of the state in previous decades (Rodgers and Jellison 1942, Brunson 1952, Maxell et al. 2003), and is still encountered widely and frequently though by no means commonly, and is no longer ranked as the most abundant amphibian.