Radiation

The National Cancer Institute provides a very good summary of the various flavors of  radiation therapy for cancer. The following types of radiation therapy are more commonly used to treat cholangiocarcinoma:

External-beam Radiation Therapy

 * Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
 * Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (CyberKnife)
 * Proton-beam Therapy

Internal-beam Radiation Therapy

 * Radioembolization (Y-90)