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What does Neutron therapy treat?
Neutron therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy neutrons to treat certain types of cancers, such as certain types of brain tumors and salivary gland tumors. Neutron therapy targets and damages cancer cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissues.
What is electron beam therapy also called?
It is sometimes called cobalt therapy, radiation therapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, radiotherapy, or irradiation
How does radiation treat malignant tumors?
Radiation therapy kills malignant tumor cells by breaking them apart.
Is radiation therapy used other than to treat cancer patients?
"No, radiation therapy is only used to treat people who have cancer. The radiation part of this kind of therapy is there to destroy off cancer cells. If someone used radiation therapy or anything else it would make them very ill, and more than likely be fatal to them since they would not have cancer, the radiation would get rid of their good healthy cells."
When is radiation used to treat retinoblastoma?
Radiation therapy is often used for treatment of large tumors when preservation of sight is possible.
Can you give an example of a sentence using the word radiation?
Radiation is energy transfer by electromagnetic waves.
For a hospice pt palliative radiation therapy is most likely to be used to treat what?
bone and brain metastases
What is Radiation used in a sentence?
Spiderman was endowed with superpowers because of radiation.
Is radiation can cure dertain diseases?
Radiation therapy is typically used to treat certain types of skin conditions; as well as certain types of cancer.
What therapies are used to treat vulvar cancer?
Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation from x rays and gamma rays to kill the cancer cells.
What is internal radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiation therapy, radiation therapy, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
Is Radiation therapy a kind of nuclear medicine?
Radiation Therapy is therapeutic. This means that radiation is used to treat cancer and some other diseases. Although there is some overlap, Nuclear Medicine is primarily diagnostic in nature which means that radioactive isotopes are used to make a diagnosis.
