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Radiotherapy is one of the most common treatment modalities for cancer, with over 60 per cent of individuals receiving radiation as part of curative or palliative treatment. It has developed substantially in the last decade and is a sophisticated and cost-effective therapy. The addition of radiotherapy to other modalities increases survival, but public perceptions are often ill-informed, considering it to be not as effective (Bentzen & Al, 2005). This creates fear and misunderstandings about radiotherapy treatment, fears such as being radioactive or causing other cancers. Side effects do occur during therapy, but are transitory and late effects can occur many months to years following treatment but, these are relatively rare. Modern treatment attempts to minimize these longerterm effects with optimized delivery and improved dosimetry. Examples of new approaches to delivery include intensity-modulated radiotherapy, particle …