External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a form of radiotherapy that utilizes a high-energy collimated beam of ionizing radiation, from a source outside...
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Brachytherapy (redirect from Sealed source radiotherapy)
cancer-cure rates of brachytherapy are either comparable to surgery and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) or are improved when used in combination with these techniques...
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Agency (IAEA). All of the injured were cancer patients receiving external beam radiotherapy. On 7 December 1990, a technician performed maintenance on an...
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internal sources such as injected radiopharmaceuticals or from external beam radiotherapy in oncology. Radioisotopes such as the positron emitters 18F and...
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Radiation therapy (redirect from Radiotherapy)
functions related to the said molecule structures. In many types of external beam radiotherapy, motion can negatively impact the treatment delivery by moving...
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Particle therapy (redirect from Particle beam radiotherapy)
Particle therapy is a form of external beam radiotherapy using beams of energetic neutrons, protons, or other heavier positive ions for cancer treatment...
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Proton therapy (redirect from Proton Beam Therapy)
cancer. The chief advantage of proton therapy over other types of external beam radiotherapy is that the dose of protons is deposited over a narrow range of...
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Diffuse midline glioma (section Radiotherapy)
differentiate. Currently, the standard of care is fractionated external beam radiotherapy, as the tumour location precludes surgery, and chemotherapy has...
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Electron therapy (redirect from Electron beam therapy)
Electron therapy or electron beam therapy (EBT) is a kind of external beam radiotherapy where electrons are directed to a tumor site for medical treatment...
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Cobalt therapy (redirect from Cobalt-60 Beam Therapy Unit)
the 1950s, cobalt-60 was widely used in external beam radiotherapy (teletherapy) machines, which produced a beam of gamma rays which was directed into the...
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