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Radiotherapy is the therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, used almost exclusively for the treatment of malignant disease.
No, The radiation energies used are not adequate to heat up tissue :)
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Radiotherapy requires the use of radioisotopes and higher doses of radiation that are used diagnostically to treat some cancers (including brain cancer) and other medical conditions that require destruction of harmful cells.
Radiotherapy uses ionizing radiation to treat cancer by controlling or killing malignant cells. It can be used to cure cancer if the cancer is localized in one area of the body.
The basic idea is that a large amount of radiation is used, to in order to kill a tumor for example; the same radiation can also harm normal tissues.
Practically actinium has not applications outside of research laboratories. Actinium-225 can be used as a radiation source in radiotherapy.
(MRI) is used to determine where the radiation treatment should be delivered. The robot aligns with patient anatomy, delivering specific doses of radiation to the intended location.
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Non destructive control, especially of metals Irradiation of foods, sterilizing medical goods and equipments Radiotherapy and diagnostic for cancer Computer tomography
Radiotherapy involves the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. It is used either by itself or in combination with surgery or chemotherapy.