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The treatment of disease with ionizing radiation. Also called radiation therapy. In radiotherapy, high-energy rays are often used to damage cancer cells and stop them from growing and dividing. A specialist in the radiation treatment of cancer is called a radiation oncologist. Like surgery, radiation therapy is a local treatment; it affects cancer cells only in the treated area. Radiation can come from a machine. It can also come from an implant placed directly into or near the tumor.
MedicineRadiation therapy in which the source of radiation is a machine outside the body.
MedicineUsing radioactive substances to treat cancer
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