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  2. Radiation Therapy: Purpose, Risks, Procedure, and More

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    Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy waves to damage or destroy cancer cells. The waves stop cancer cells from growing and making more cancer cells by affecting the DNA ...

  3. What Does Medicare Cover for Radiation Therapy? - Healthline

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    Radiation therapy is when a trained radiation oncologist (cancer doctor) directly aims beams of energy at a tumor or area affected by cancer. This article will explain when and how Medicare covers ...

  4. Radiation therapy - Wikipedia

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    Radiation therapy for a patient with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, with radiation dose color-coded. It is estimated that half of the US' 1.2M invasive cancer cases diagnosed in 2022 received radiation therapy in their treatment program. Different cancers respond to radiation therapy in different ways.

  5. Cancer Radiation Therapy: How It Works and The Types - WebMD

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    External beam radiation therapy. ... It uses computer programs to analyze imaging scans and target treatments to the shape of your tumor. A visit usually lasts 30 minutes to an hour, most of which ...

  6. Side Effects of Radiation Therapy: List and Management Guide

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    Radiation to the head and neck can damage the cells in the lining of your throat and mouth. Many side effects happen because of that cell damage. There may also be changes in skin, nerve, and bone ...

  7. What Is Radiation Oncology: See How it Works - WebMD

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    Types of Cancer It Treats. External beam radiation therapy can treat many cancers, including breast, colorectal, esophageal, head, neck, lung, and prostate cancer.. Brachytherapy is used for some ...

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