External radiation

Descriptions of External radiation

External radiation: Radiation therapy that uses a machine to aim high-energy rays at the cancer. Also called external-beam radiation.
Source: National Institute of Health

Basic Information: External radiation

External radiation: Radiation therapy using sources from outside the body.

Count: External radiation is listed as a: treatment for 21 conditions; alternative treatment for 0 conditions; preventive treatment for 0 conditions; research treatment for 0 conditions.

External radiation is a type of: Radiation therapy (183)

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List of Diseases with External radiation as a Treatment

The following list of conditions have 'External radiation' or similar listed as a treatment in our database:

B

• Bladder Cancer ... External radiation
• Brain cancer ... external radiatio therapy
• Breast Cancer ... external radiation

C

• Colorectal cancer ... external radiation

E

• Endometrial Cancer ... External radiation
• Esophagus Cancer ... external radiation

H

• Hodgkin's Disease ... external radiation
• Hodgkin's disease, adult ... External radiation
• Hodgkin's disease, childhood ... External radiation

K

• Kidney Cancer ... external radiation

L

• Leukemia ... total-body irradiation, local irradiation
• Lung cancer ... external radiation

N

• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... external radiation

O

• Occupational Cancer -- Bladder cancer ... External radiation
• Occupational Cancer -- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... External radiation
• Occupational Cancer -- Pharynx cancer ... External radiation
• Oral cancer ... external radiation
• Ovarian Cancer ... external radiation

P

• Prostate Cancer ... external radiation

T

• Thyroid cancer ... external radiation

U

• Uterine Cancer ... External radiation

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