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It does not use X-rays or radiation.
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Radiotherapy uses repeated treatments of high-energy X-rays in small doses to kill cancer cells.
Some patients need much longer, while younger fitter people go home after about 5 days.
X-rays are carried out at the same time as the camera procedure.
If you hold X-rays or scans, bring these with you too.
CT scanning does involve X-rays and has the usual risks associated with ionising radiation.
Insulin pumps and blood glucose meters that are active must not go through X-ray unless the batteries are removed.
Calls should be made between 9:00am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
It takes around a full year, however, to recover from this injury and improvement can be ongoing up to 3-5 years after this injury.
This is performed in the X-ray department. A CT Colonography does not allow any therapeutic therapies to be performed.
The stent is inserted in to the oesophagus endoscopically with X-ray guidance.
The following day the position of your fractures will be checked with X-rays before you are allowed home.
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The main alternative to this test is a barium enema X-ray and CT scan.
SABR treatment is usually given in 3, 5 or 8 treatments on alternate days (Monday to Friday).
If needed, you will have an X-ray of your chest.
The gastroscopy normally takes between 5 and 15 minutes.
Before this can be done it would be necessary to check that the join in your bowel has fully healed with a special X-ray.