Radiation therapy (in American English), radiation oncology, or radiotherapy (in the UK, Canada and Australia), sometimes abbreviated to XRT or DXT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells. Radiation therapy may be curative in a number of types of cancer if they are localized to one area of the body. It may also be used as part of curative therapy, to prevent tumor recurre...
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Diseases with this Risk Factor:
- Breast cancer ,
- Acute myeloid leukemia ,
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ,
- Medullary thyroid cancer ,
- Esophageal cancer ,
- Heart valve disease ,
- Hyperparathyroidism ,
- Avascular necrosis
Used To Treat:
- Retinoblastoma ,
- Prostate cancer ,
- Breast cancer ,
- Lung cancer ,
- Bladder cancer ,
- Colorectal cancer ,
- Head and neck cancer ,
- Esophageal cancer ,
- Brain tumor ,
- Cancer
Diseases or conditions caused:
Also known as:
- radiotherapy
