You will need to lay still in your bed for this procedure.
A radiation therapist, medical physicist, radiation oncologist and nurse will be involved in the delivery of your brachytherapy. Your radiation oncologist (or registrar) will insert an applicator into your vagina for each treatment. The applicator is a small, hollow tube used to deliver the radiation dose to your vagina.
The applicator inserted into your vagina may feel uncomfortable. If this is too uncomfortable, or painful, tell the radiation oncologist as a smaller applicator may be used.
To deliver your treatment, the applicator will be connected to a machine called a remote afterloader that houses the radiation source.
The radiation source is programmed to travel up and down the channels in the applicator, stopping at planned points to deliver your treatment.
Once the applicator is inserted, it will take approximately 5-10 minutes to deliver your treatment.
Once treatment is completed, the applicator is removed by the radiation oncologist and you will be observed by your treatment team.