Radiotherapy is the use of high energy x-rays and similar rays such as electrons to treat diseases.

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Radiotherapy is the use of high energy x-rays and similar rays such as electrons to treat diseases. Radiation has been used a lot in medicine whether it is to help with diagnosis by taking pictures with x-rays or as a treatment such as radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy is a treatment for people with cancer, it can be given within the body as internal therapy or from the outside of the body using x-rays (external therapy). Radiotherapy works by destroying the cancer cells in the treated area. Also normal cells can also be damaged during the treatment but they can usually repair themselves.

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It can cure some cancer; it also can be used to diminish cancer symptoms. Radiotherapy treatment can also lessen the possibility of cancer coming back subsequent to surgery

Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by damaging or destroying their DNA. It also could affect your regular cells in your body. Also, radiation therapy may not destroy or damage a cancer cell right away. They will either damage the cancer cell's DNA or create charged particles that will damage the DNA for them.

Linear accelerator

A linear accelerator (also called a LINAC) is a piece of equipment most commonly used for ...

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