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Your treatment with radiation involved a simulation being carried out.

Treatment with radiation is also called radiotherapy. Radiotherapy involves the use of a device that forms particularly high-energy rays. These rays are used to target radiation at specific areas of the body to destroy diseased tissue. Radiation is carried out in such a way that healthy tissue is protected as much as possible.

The best approach for your radiotherapy was tested with the help of a special device. This is also known as simulation. CT images of your body were produced during this simulation. This is to make the subsequent radiotherapy as precise and safe as possible for you.

A CT scan involves sending X-ray beams through the body. Measurements are then taken to see how much of these beams are getting to the other side of the body. A computer then converts the measurements into images of the inside of the body.