Radiation therapy
Descriptions of Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy: The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy), or it may come from radioactive material placed in the body near cancer cells (internal radiation therapy, implant radiation, or brachytherapy). Systemic radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance, such as a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody, that circulates throughout the body. Also called radiotherapy.
Source: National Institute of Health
Radiation therapy : therapeutic use of ionizing and nonionizing radiation; for radioisotope therapy refer to RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY and narrower terms; for therapeutic radiation with visible, laser, or ultraviolet light, respectively refer to PHOTOTHERAPY, LASER THERAPY, or ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY and narrower terms.
Source: CRISP
Basic Information: Radiation therapy
Count: Radiation therapy is listed as a:
treatment for 183 conditions;
alternative treatment for 0 conditions;
preventive treatment for 0 conditions;
research treatment for 4 conditions.
Treatment types for Radiation therapy:
radiosurgery (8), External radiation (21), Internal radiation (17)
Treatments: list of all treatments
List of Diseases with Radiation therapy as a Treatment
The following list of conditions
have 'Radiation therapy' or similar
listed as a treatment in our database:
A
B
- Biphasic Mesothelioma
... Radiation therapy
- Bladder Cancer
... External radiation, Internal radiation, radiation therapy
- Blood cancer
... radiotherapy
- Brain cancer
... radiation, Stereotactic radiosurgery, external radiatio therapy, implant radiation therapy
- Breast Cancer
... external radiation, lumpectomy with radiation combination, radiation therapy, implant radiation
C
- Cancer
... Radiation therapy
- Carcinomatous meningitis
... Radiation
- Cervical Cancer
... radiation therapy
- Classical Hodgkin disease
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal cancer
... external radiation, internal radiation, radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 1
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 10
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 11
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 2
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 3
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 4
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 5
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 6
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 7
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 8
... Radiation therapy
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 9
... Radiation therapy
- Cushing's syndrome
... radiation
D
E
F
G
H
K
L
M
N
- Neuroblastoma
... radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to
... Radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 1
... Radiation therapy, Radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 2
... Radiation therapy, Radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 3
... Radiation therapy, Radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 4
... Radiation therapy, Radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 5
... Radiation therapy, Radiotherapy
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 6
... Radiation therapy, Radiotherapy
- Neurofibromatosis
... radiation
- Neurofibromatosis-1
... radiation
- Neurofibromatosis-2
... radiation
- Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's lymphoma
... Radiation therapy
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
... external radiation, internal radiation, radiation therapy
O
- Occupational Cancer -- Bladder cancer
... External radiation, Internal radiation, Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Hodgkin's lymphoma
... Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Laryngeal cancer
... Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Larynx cancer
... Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Liver cancer
... Radiation therapy, radiofrequency ablation
- Occupational Cancer -- Lung cancer
... radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Mesothelioma
... radiotherapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
... External radiation, Internal radiation, Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Pharynx cancer
... External radiation, Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Respiratory tract cancer
... radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Sino Nasal Carcinoma
... Radiation therapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Skin cancer
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Cancer -- Soft tissue sarcoma
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Animal dips
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Briquette making
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Chimney Sweeps
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Coal Gas Manufacture
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Coke Oven Workers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Construction Workers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Farmers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Fisherfolk
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Germicidal Lamps
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Insecticide applicators
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Lathe Operators
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Mule Spinners
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Open-Cut mines
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Reactor Workers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Rubber Manufacturing Industry
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Tar Distillers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- TileWorkers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Timber Proofers
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Tool Setters
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- UV Curing Processes
... Radiotherapy
- Occupational Skin Cancer -- Welders
... Radiotherapy
- Oligodendroglioma
... radiotherapy
- Oral cancer
... external radiation, Implant radiation therapy, internal radiation, radiation therapy
- Orbit Tumour
... radiotherapy
- Osteosarcoma
... radiotherapy
- Ovarian Cancer
... radiation, external radiation, intraperitoneal radiation therapy
P
R
S
T
U
- Uterine Cancer
... External radiation, Internal radiation, radiation therapy
V
W
List of Diseases with Radiation therapy as a Research Treatment
The following list of conditions
have 'Radiation therapy' or similar
listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:
B
O
P
S
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