Radiotherapy

Was up early this morning. Kept telling myself I have to reach Mum's place by 8.30AM that I forgotten all about breakfast. Thankfully Bro brought down some mooncakes for me. They knew I have the tendency to just forget.

It is Mum's second day of radiotherapy treatment. She is taking it well so far except for the unpleasant vomiting she had to bear with last night. On the first day, we were allowed to be in the control room with the radiologist and operators explaining to us briefly on the processes involved in Mum's treatment. They are relatively friendly and I was able to snap a picture of one CCTV screen of Mum lying down on the LINAC (Linear Accelerator) during the radiotherapy session after getting the permission from one of the operators. Unfortunately, other areas in the control room are not allowed to be on film.

Mum will be on radiotherapy from Mondays to Fridays, for five weeks. That's twenty five sessions in total before she goes for the Cyberknife boost. Her doctor calls this a conformal radiotherapy, which is most useful for treatment on tumours close to critical organs as it helps to avoid radiation damage to healthy body tissues and organs.