I doctor-in nangmah emaw, i hmangaih tak emaw cancer a vei tih a hrilh hian, enkawl dan tur chungchang i sawi dawnin "radiation therapy" tih thumal i hriat hian tlem a hlauthawng leh lungkham deuh hi thil awmdan pangngai a ni. "Radiation" tih thumal kan hriat hian kan rilruah thlalak hlauhawm deuh a lo lang thin. Mahse a nihna takah chuan tunlai technology hmang hian heng enkawlnate hi a changkang hle a, a him hle bawk. Chuvangin vawiin hian radiation therapy hmanraw ber leh hman tlanglawn ber, `External Beam Radiation Therapy` emaw `(EBRT)` emaw chungchang hi han sawi ila. He thuziak i chhiar zawh hunah chuan he thil chungchangah hian i hlauhthawn tawh lo ang a, hriatthiamna chiang tak i nei tawh ang tih ka ring tlat a ni.
A awlsam zawngin, External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) hi eng nge ni?
A awlsam khawp mai. Hei hi cancer dona atana hman thin radiation therapy chi khat ber a ni. Chu chu khum bik leh machine lian takah i mu a, chu chuan cancer-ah radiation beam control dan dik tak a thawn a ni.
A pawimawh ber chu, he machine hian i taksa khawiah mah a tawk lo . Hmun hla tak atangin hna a thawk thin. A dik tak chuan he machine hi cancer cell chauh tichhe thei tura siam a ni a, chutih rualin cell hrisel tak takte tihchhiat tlem thei ang bera siam a ni bawk.
I taksa chhunga cancer cells te hi target tenau tak an ni ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. He EBRT machine hi super sniper ang mai a ni a, chu target chu chiang takin a kap thei a ni. Target chu a chhehvela cell sual lo (hrisel) te tichhe lovin a tichhia a ni.
He enkawlna hian taksa chhungah engtin nge hna a thawh?
He enkawlnaah hian high-energy beam hman a ni. Heng beam te hian cancer cells te that thei tur particle chak tak, charge sang tak tak a siam thei a ni. Beam chi thenkhat chu i taksa chhung thuk takah a kal thei a, cancer cell bakah a bula cell hrisel te pawh a nghawng thei bawk. Mahse doctor-te thil tum ber chu cancer cells chauh target a, tissue hrisel tihchhiatna tihtlem a ni.
Hei atan hian particle chi hrang hrang hman a ni. Eng nge an nih i han thlir teh ang.
| Particle chi hrang hrang hman a ni | Hrilhfiahna awlsam tak |
|---|---|
| Photon - e.g. X-ray, gamma rays tih te a ni | Chungte chu hman tam ber an ni. Taksa chhung thuk takah an lut thei a, cancer cell an tichhe thei a ni. |
| Protons a ni | Chungte chu cancer natna thlentu an thlen chuan an tawp ta a ni. Chuvangin a chhehvela tissue hrisel tak takte chhiatna hi a tlem hle. Mahse, he technology hi khawvel hmun tlemteah chauh a la awm a ni. |
| Electron te hi a ni | Hengte hi taksa chhung thuk takah an lut lo va, chuvangin vun cancer emaw, vun chunglam cancer emaw enkawlna atan an hmang ber a ni. |
EBRT treatment tam zawkah chuan `linear accelerator` (LINAC) an tih machine an hmang thin.
EBRT enkawlna hi eng dinhmunah nge hman a nih?
Doctor-te chuan he enkawlna kawng hi thil pawimawh engemaw zat atan an hmang thin.
- Cancer cells te tihchhiat emaw, taksa peng danga a darh loh nan tihtawp emaw.
- Treatment dang adjunct angin. Entirnan, operation hmaa tumor tihtlem emaw, operation emaw chemotherapy emaw hnua cancer cell la awm zawng zawng tihbo vek emaw.
- Symptoms te tihziaawm. A chang chuan, he enkawlna hi natna emaw, harsatna dang emaw thlentu tumor te tihtlem nan leh damlo tan hahdamna pe turin an hmang thin. Hei hi `palliative care` kan ti bawk.
He enkawlna hi hmun bik emaw hmun hrang hranga awm cancer te tan hman a ni ber. Entir nan:
- Breast, colon, lung, prostate, uterine, leh lu leh kawng cancer te a awm thei
- Cancer te chu leukemia leh `Non-Hodgkin lymphoma` te an ni
EBRT enkawlna chi hrang hrang a awm em?
Awle. EBRT hi radiation beam siam dan, a kal dan leh a target dan a zirin enkawlna kawng hrang hrangah then a ni. Hengte hi technical deuh a ni a, mahse awlsam taka i hriatthiam chuan i tan a pui hle ang.
| Enkawl dan tur hming | Hei hi eng nge thleng? |
|---|---|
| 3D conformal radiation hmanga enkawlna a ni | CT scan ang chi thil hmangin tumor chu three-dimensional (3D) model siam a ni. Tichuan, angle hrang hrang atanga lo chhuak beam engemaw zat chu tumor pianzia nena inmil turin an siamrem a, an bei ta a ni. |
| Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) hmanga enkawlna hman a ni. | Hei hi hmanraw hmasawn zawk a ni. Computer-assisted beam chakna hrang hrang hmangin cancer tumor-ah radiation dose sang zawk a pe a, chutih rualin tissue hrisel pawh a humhim bawk. |
| Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) hmanga enkawl a ni. | Enkawl lai hian scan ang chi imaging technique hmangin tumor awmna hmun dik tak hriat theih a ni. Tumor awmna hmun a danglam deuh a nih chuan beam chu a target dik tak a nih theih nan a remchan dan angin an siamrem thin. |
| Tomotherapy hmanga enkawl a ni | Doughnut ang chi machine hmanga i kal laiin radiation beam te chu tumor lam hawiin spiral pattern-a dah dan. |
| Stereotactic radiosurgery hmanga tih a ni | A hmingah chuan "surgery" tih ni mah se, hei hi a takah chuan surgery a ni lo. Thluaka tumor te tak te te chu radiation dose sang tak pekna hmanrua a ni a, operation ngai lovin. |
| Stereotactic body radiation hmanga enkawlna (SBRT) hmanga enkawl a ni. | Hei hi a chunga kan sawi tawh ang khan a inang a, mahse thluak pawn lama awm, taksa peng dang (e.g., lung, thin, ruhro)-a awm tumor tan hman a ni. Hei hi surgery tih theih lohna hmunah chuan a tangkai hle. |
| Intraoperative radiation (IORT) hmanga tih a ni. | He enkawlna hi operation laiin pek thin a ni. Cancer awmna hmun, lak chhuah kim theih lohna hmunah direct-in radiation a pe chhuak a, chutih rualin a chhehvela tissue hrisel tak takte chu a humhim bawk. |
Enkawl hma hian eng nge thleng thin? Inbuatsaihna (Simulation) 1.1.
I enkawlna i tan hmain planning phase `simulation` tih a awm a, hei hi enkawlna hmasa ber atan engkim a felfai taka siam a nih theih nan leh thil thleng tur chiang taka i hriat theih nan a ni.
He `simulation`-ah hian a hnuaia thilte hi a thleng thin:
- I mutna tur dinhmun: Enkawl laia i mut tir dan hi tun ṭumah pawh hian i mutna tur hmun ang chiah kha a ni.
- Scans: CT, MRI emaw PET scan hmangin i tumor awmna hmun dik tak chu zawn chhuah a ni a, radiation beams te chu eng ang angle nge a kal tur tih hriat theih a ni.
- Skin marking: Radiation beam chu khawiah nge a kal dawn tih chiang taka hriat theih nan i vunah hian chhinchhiahna te tak te tak, dot ang chi, tattoo ang chi dah a ni. Heng chhinchhiahnate hi enkawlna hun tawp thlengin a awm reng ang.
- Positioning aids: Mask emaw cast emaw ang chi thil chu i fit theih nan siam theih a ni a, chu chuan enkawl laiin i ding reng thei a ni.
He `simulation` hian enkawlna pangngai aiin a rei thei a, minute 30 atanga darkar hnih thleng a daih thei. Tichuan, ni engemaw zat emaw, kar engemaw zat emaw chhungin, i medical team chuan he thu hi hmangin i tan chauh enkawl dan tur ruahmanna an siam a ni.
Enkawlna neih chhung hian eng nge thleng tak tak?
EBRT hi outpatient procedure a ni lo a, chu chu enkawlna i dawn ni vek hian i haw thei tihna a ni.
Treatment session tin chhunga beisei tur chu hetiang hi a ni:
1. Simulation-a i awmna hmunah khan i dah ang. I awm reng theih nan leh i hlim theih nan a tul angin tanpui i ni ang.
2. I position dik tak hnuah technician (therapist) chuan room a chhuahsan ang a, machine chu a on ang.
3. Lungngai suh! Monitor-ah a lo en reng che a. `Intercom` hmangin i biak theih bawk.
4. Machine hian ngawi rengin i vel a, radiation beam te chu cancer tumor lam chu chiang takin a direct a.
5. Hemi hun chhung hian i ding reng a pawimawh hle. Mahse, a pangngaiin i thawk thei.
6. Radiation hi pek chhunzawm zel a ni lo va, burst tawi te tein pek a ni.
Hei hian a ti na em?
No. Radiation chu i hre lovang. Mahse machine atang chuan "click" emaw whistling emaw ri i hre mai thei. Eng eng (a bik takin thluak enkawlnaah) i hmu thei. Tin, rim mak tak mai pawh i hre thei bawk. Hei hi thil pangngai a ni vek a, a pawi lo.
Eng chen nge enkawl a nih?
I enkawl hun tur chu i cancer chi, a lian leh a awmna hmun a zirin a innghat ang. Enkawlna hi nitin (kar khatah ni nga) kar engemaw zat pek thin a ni. I radiation oncologist chuan i enkawl dan tur leh i enkawl hun chhung chu chiang takin a hrilhfiah ang che.
He enkawlna hian a hlawkna leh a nghawng tha lo awm thei te chu engte nge ni?
Radiation therapy hi kum 100 chuang zet hman a ni tawh a. Tunlaia technology awm tawh nen chuan a him leh dik lo zual sauh sauh a ni. EBRT enkawlna thatna ber chu:
- Cancer cell tihchhiat.
- Cancer natna hrik lo thang lian zel tihtawp emaw control emaw.
- Cancer lo kir leh tur venna.
- Symptoms tihziaawmna leh nunphung tihchangtlun.
Mahse, pawisa lem lehlamah ang bawkin, radiation hmanga enkawl mekna hmun bula cell hrisel tak takte pawh a nghawng thei a ni. Chuvang chuan side effect a awm thin.
Side effect awm tam ber chu hahna hi a ni . Side effect dangte chu i taksa enkawl lai hmunah a innghat a ni. Chung zinga ṭhenkhat chu:
- Nausea emaw, luak chhuak emaw
- Chaw chakna
- Lu na
- Sam tlakchham (enkawlna hmunah chauh) .
- Chaw ei harsat
- Thâwk harsa
- Vun a sen, a hring emaw, a na emaw (ni zung ang chi) .
- Enkawlna hmunah inflammation emaw swelling emaw a awm
A pawimawh ber: Mi zawng zawng hian heng side effects te hi kan nei vek lo. Cancer inang mi pahnih pawhin side effect an nei hrang thei. I medical team chuan hengte hi enkawl turin an pui ang che.
Eng chen nge ka dam leh theih nan a la ngai ang?
Hei pawh hi mi hrang hrangah a inang lo. Mi thenkhat chuan enkawlna an dawn lai hian an thil tih dan pangngai chu an chhunzawm thei a ni. Mi dangte chuan chawlh ni an mamawh mai thei a, a bîk takin an chau hle a nih chuan.
Side effect hi hun kal zelah a pung tlangpui. Hei hi a chhan chu cancer cell te hi radiation an pek hnuah an thih nghal loh vang a ni. An thih tan theih nan ni emaw, kar tam tak emaw a ngai a ni. Chuvângin, a tîrah chuan engmah hrehawmna i nei lo mai thei a, mahse zawi zawiin enkawlna a chhunzawm zêl chuan i chau zual thei a ni.
Enkawl hnuah pawh dam hun a inang lo. Mi thenkhat chu kar tlemte chhungin an dam leh thin. Mi dangte tan chuan thla engemaw zat a la ngai thei.
Enkawlna a awlsam zawk nan eng nge ka tih theih ang?
I enkawlna ruahmanna a\angin i medical team-te hnenah thurawn chiang tak dil rawh. A tlangpuiin heng thilte hian a pui ang che:
- Chawlh hahdam tam rawh. He enkawlna hian hahna hi a side effect lian ber a ni. Chuvangin a tam thei ang ber mut la, chawlh hahdam rawh.
- Ei leh in tha tak ei rawh.Taksa a dam theih nan nutrition hi a pawimawh hle.
- Tui tam tak in thin ang che. Dehydration ven nan a pawimawh hle.
- I taksa chu ngaithla rawh. I chau a nih chuan hna thawk tlem zawk rawh. I tih theih chauh ti rawh.
I symptoms i neih apiang chu i medical team hnenah hrilh rawh. Side effects enkawl dan tur leh a theih ang anga i hlim theih nan an awm a ni.
Engtikah nge ka doctor ka biak ang?
Enkawlna i tan hmain i doctor nen eng side effect nge i beisei theih tih te, chubakah harsatna thlen thei symptoms eng emaw zat te sawipui thin ang che. A tlangpuiin, a hnuaia thilte hi i tawn chuan doctor hnenah hrilh nghal rawh:
- Beisei loh emaw, natna lan chhuahna na tak emaw a awm chuan.
- Side effects a nasat thut chuan.
- Infection chhinchhiahna i lan chuan, khawsik, khawsik, leh khur ang chi te .
- Thâwk harsa emaw i rilru natna emaw i neih chuan .
I thlawpna tha ber chu i medical team te hi an ni. Zawhna emaw, ngaihtuahna emaw i neih apiang, i enkawl lai emaw, i enkawlna hnuah emaw sawipui hreh suh.
Take-Home Thuchah a ni
- External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) hi cancer enkawlna atana hmanraw dik tak leh tangkai tak a ni a, hei hi cancer natna atana hman lar tak a ni.
- Enkawl chhungin natna a awm lo a, mahse side effects, hahna leh vun inthlak danglam te a awm thei.
- I doctor emaw medical team emaw nen i rilru hahna emaw, side effect emaw i neih theih dan tur chungchangah zalen taka inbiakna neih a pawimawh hle.
- Hemi hun chhung hian chawlh hahdam tawk te, chaw tha ei te, tui in tam te a pawimawh hle.
- Cancer enkawl hlauh hi thil pangngai a ni. Mahse, tunlai thiamna changkang tak avangin heng enkawlnate hi a hma aia him zawkin a awm tih hre reng ang che. I medical team te chuan tanpui turin an inpeih reng a ni.











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