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- Also called: Radiotherapy
- Used to fight many types of cancer
- Used to treat some noncancerous (benign) tumors or conditions
- Medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment
- Uses beams of high-energy particles or waves
- Forms of Radiation Therapy: External Beam Radiotherapy (EXBRT), Brachytherapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
- Types of Machines: Linear Accelerator (LinAcc), Gamma Knife, Cyber Knife, Synchrotrons, etc.
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Radiation Therapy is a type of medical treatment used for cancer and benign (non-cancerous) tumors to shrink, destroy or halt the growth of these tumors. This is possible, since in high doses, radiation inhibits cells from multiplying. Some forms of radiation therapy can be used to treat benign conditions such as arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), trigeminal neuralgia, keloids, etc.
Radiation therapy has the ability to destroy cancer cells, but can also harm healthy cells. Normal cells damaged from radiation can cause side effects, but most normal cells are able to recover.
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Radiation Treatment Terms
Simulation A radiation therapy simulation is the preparatory appointment for most external beam radiation treatments. During this appointment the patient is placed on a simulation table, any necessary immobilization devices are created and scans are taken, sometimes these are simple x-rays or a CT or MRI scan. Often treatment tattoos are placed to indicate where the treatment beams are to aimed. This appointment is usually an hour or less for a single treatment site.http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/radiation-therapy/CA00075<ref>Treatment Planning Radiation therapy treatment planning typically occurs after the simulation. The radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, and/or physicist use the data gathered during the simulation to create the treatment plan. This can take hours to days depending on the type of treatment to be given and/or the clinical urgency of the treatment prescribed.
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