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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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Radiation Therapy as related to Procedures and Therapies
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- Lancaster Radiology Associates - Procedures / Specialties - Radiation ...
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- Radiation Therapy
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... sheet that defines the different types of radiation therapy and discusses scientific advances that improve the ... Cancer Therapies: Questions and ...
- ACS :: Radiation Therapy
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- Glossary
... Using therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy in ... or sensation to prevent pain so that surgery or other procedures can take place. ...
- Radiation therapy
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- Radiation Therapy Career Overview
... about treatment and simulation procedures and potential radiation side effects. ... Committee on Educational Programs in Radiation Therapy (www.jrcert.org) ...
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... a noninvasive procedure that allows for pinpoint radiation therapy, resulting in ... and external beam therapy with state of the art Varian 2100C Linear ...
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- Cancer Center:Radiation Therapy: Resurrection Health Care
Detailed information on radiation therapy and cancer treatment, including types of radiation therapy, potential side effects, and promising new radiation therapies

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