Radiation has been an effective tool for treating cancer for over 100 years. Approximately 60% of patients diagnosed with cancer receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. Radiation oncology is the medical specialty that uses radiation energy to treat malignant diseases and occasionally benign conditions. Radiation therapy works by damaging the DNA within cancer cells, preventing them from reproducing.
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Related Tags: Radiation Therapy | External Beam Radiation | Brachytherapy | Treatment Planning | Side Effects Management | Patient Care | Radiobiology | Radiosensitizers | Radioprotectors | Stereotactic Radiosurgery | Palliative Radiation | Quality Assurance in Radiation | Advanced Technologies | Radiation Dosimetry | Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
Related Societies: American Society for Radiation Oncology | Radiological Society of North America | European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology | Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology | International Society of Radiation Oncology