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Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells. There are two types of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being tr... 
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Radioactive contamination is the uncontrolled distribution of radioactive material in a given environment.
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Radiation Therapy as related to Radiation Exposure
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- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Radiation sickness
Radiation sickness is illness and symptoms resulting from excessive exposure to radiation. Exposure may be accidental or intentional (as in radiation therapy) ...
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- Ionizing radiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exposure to radiation causes microscopic damage to living tissue, resulting in ... A typical dose for radiation therapy might be 7 Gy spread daily over two months. ...
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- Radiation Therapy
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- Radiation sickness - Overview
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- Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment and Therapy - WebMD
... on breast cancer radiation therapy and managing the side ... Protect the area from exposure to the sun. Apply moisturizing creams after radiation is complete. ...
- Introduction to Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy uses controlled high-energy rays to treat tumors and other ... as when your skin heals itself after sunburn (a mild form of radiation exposure) ...
- Radiation sickness
Radiation sickness is illness and symptoms resulting from excessive exposure to radiation. Exposure may be accidental or intentional (as in radiation therapy)
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- Information on ionizing radiation and cancer-risk of radiation exposure ...
Learn about ionizing radiation and why it is potentially cancer-causing. ... or emergency exposures or from special medical procedures (radiation therapy) ...
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Radiation therapy can cause ED in three ways. ... Further study has shown that IMRT may reduce this penile radiation exposure by more than 40 ...
- Radiation therapy: Definition from Answers.com
... Risks Normal results Resources Radiation Therapy Definition Radiation therapy, ... as possible to avoid exposure to radiation, and visitors, especially children ...
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