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Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using 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.

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This video explains radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy. It describes therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment, used to control or kill malignant cells.

Key points

  • Defines radiotherapy as therapy using ionizing radiation
  • States it is generally used as part of cancer treatment
  • Describes its purpose as controlling or killing malignant cells
  • Notes the abbreviations RT, RTx and XRT

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This video presents “Radiotherapy” — Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using 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. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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