Radiotherapy is a treatment of cancer by radiation and is therefore also called radiation therapy. Radiation is given to the part of the body where cancer is located. The goal is to damage the cancer cells with radiation so that they can no longer divide and die. This allows the tumor to become smaller.

An animation is used to explain what radiotherapy is and what happens to cells during radiation treatment. It also discusses preparation, the radiation treatment plan and the side effects patients may experience. Finally, this Divi provides more information about living with cancer. It is possible to refer patients from this Divi to reliable websites with information about radiotherapy.