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Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) is the use of high-energy rays to treat cancer in a specific site. Radiation therapy may be used alone. It may also be used with surgery and/or chemotherapy.

Treatments

Brachytherapy
External Beam Radiation Therapy
Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy
Image-guided Radiation Therapy
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
Pulsed Reduced-dose Rate Radiation Therapy
Quadramet (Samarium Sm-153 Lexidronam Injection)
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Tomotherapy
Total Body Irradiation
Whole Brain Radiation

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