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Exposing tumors to ionizing radiation kills them faster than it kills nearby healthy tissue. If you can focus or otherwise concentrate the radiation on the tumor the effect is even stronger.
The reason for this effect is tumors generally grow much faster than healthy tissue, and ionizing radiation damages growing tissue much more significantly than tissue that is not actively growing. This damage should kill it.
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What is internal radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
How do radioactive implants work?
Interstitial radiation therapy places the sources of radiation directly into the tumor and surrounding tissue.
How is radiation therapy administered?
Radiation therapy is delivered via external radiation or via internal radiation therapy (the implantation/injection of radioactive substances).
Can radiation be transferred to your clothes through radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy is not transferred to clothing.
Is Radiation therapy a local treatment?
Radiation therapy is a local treatment
What is radiotherapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
What happens in external radiation therapy?
In external radiation therapy a beam of radiation is directed from outside the body at the cancer
What is electron beam therapy also called?
It is sometimes called cobalt therapy, radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, radiotherapy, or irradiation
What qualifications are required for jobs in Radiation Therapy?
To be able to work as a qualified radiation therapist one must graduate with either an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree in radiation therapy. One must also have a state license and certification with the ARRT if its required in your state.
What is Radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
Does Prostate cancer respond to radiation therapy?
Prostate cancer responds well to radiation therapy
What you call the amount of radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy dose is measured in Gray (abbrev. Gy).
