About Radiation Therapy - What to Expect & Things to Know
	Overviews types of radiation therapy • side effects • respiratory gating
	Brachytherapy
	Proton Therapy
	Stereotactic Approaches stereotactic body radiotherapy • stereotactic radiosurgery

Overviews

Radiation Side Effects Information (Lung Cancer Online)

External Beam Radiation: Respiratory Gating (St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Describes respiratory gating, a new radiation technique developed to synchronize radiation therapy to a patient's individual breathing pattern in order to increase efficacy and limit side effects. Can be used with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery approaches.

Brachytherapy

What is Brachytherapy? (American Brachytherapy Society)
Answers to commonly-asked questions about brachytherapy, an internal form of radiation therapy. Although aimed at the prostate cancer patient, this information is helpful towards understanding what brachytherapy is, how the procedure is performed, as well as the potential short and long term effects.

Clinical Research - Brachytherapy & Lung Cancer (Lung Cancer Online)

Proton Therapy

Proton Therapy (National Association for Proton Therapy)
Nonprofit organization providing education and awareness regarding the therapeutic benefits of proton therapy for cancer treatment. Offers the latest news on this novel therapy and information on specific treatment centers.

Clinical Research - Proton Therapy & Lung Cancer (LungCancerOnline.org)

Stereotactic Approaches

International Radiosurgery Support Association
Educational organization dedicated to providing information on stereotactic and other specialized radiation treatments. Resources include a comprehensive overview of stereotactic radiosurgery, a description of a typical treatment day, frequently asked questions about radiosurgery, a list of treatment centers and an IRSA newsletter.

Clinical Research - Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery & Lung Cancer (Lung Cancer Online)

Clinical Research - Stereotactic Radiosurgery & Brain Metastases (Lung Cancer Online)

Clinical Research - Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery & Liver Metastases (Lung Cancer Online)