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...therapy for cancer. The incidence largely depends on the area of your body being treated, as well as the dose of radiation. Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) is commonly used in the...
...other site in the body, rather than multiple areas.[25] Radiation therapy Also known as radiotherapy, radiation therapy kills cancer cells using high-energy waves. This treatment is usually carried out to...
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What is Radiation Delivery IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy): Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results Radiation delivery IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy) is a type of radiation therapy used to treat tumors and other tissue...
...beam therapy comes in two types, which are the three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and the intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The former works by first mapping out the tumour with the...
...tumor prior to surgery. It may also be used in adjuvant systemic therapy, where radiation and chemotherapy are undertaken at the same time. Radiation therapy is used as a palliative...
