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 96 conditions;
alternative treatment for 0 conditions;
preventive treatment for 0 conditions;
research treatment for 4 conditions.
Treatment types for Radiation therapy:
radiosurgery (6), External radiation (16), Internal radiation (13)
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
Abdominal Cancer
... radiotherapyAcoustic neuroma
... radiosurgeryAcromegaly
... Radiation therapyAdenocarcinoma
... radiotherapyAdenocarcinoma of the lung
... Radiation therapyArteriovenous Malformation
... radiosurgeryB
Biphasic Mesothelioma
... Radiation therapyBladder Cancer
... External radiation, radiation therapy, Internal radiationBlood cancer
... radiotherapyBrain cancer
... radiation, Stereotactic radiosurgery, external radiatio therapy, implant radiation therapyBreast Cancer
... lumpectomy with radiation combination, external radiation, implant radiation, radiation therapyC
Cancer
... Radiation therapyCarcinomatous meningitis
... RadiationCervical Cancer
... radiation therapyColorectal cancer
... external radiation, radiation therapy, internal radiationCushing's syndrome
... radiationD
Distal colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyE
Endometrial Cancer
... External radiation, radiation therapy, Internal radiationEpithelioid Mesothelioma
... Radiation therapyEsophagus Cancer
... external radiation, Radiation therapy, internal radiationEwing's sarcoma
... radiation therapyF
Familial Colorectal Cancer
... RadiotherapyFibrosarcoma
... radiotherapyG
Galactorrhea
... radiotherapyGigantism
... radiotherapyGlioblastoma
... radiotherapyGraves Disease
... radioactive iodine (radioiodine) treatmentH
Hamartomatous colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyHereditary colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyHereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
... RadiotherapyHodgkin's Disease
... external radiation, radiation therapy, internal radiationHyperthyroidism
... radioactive iodine (radioiodine) treatmentK
Kaposi's Sarcoma
... radiotherapyKidney Cancer
... external radiation, radiation therapyL
Larynx Cancer
... radiation therapyLentigo maligna
... Radiation therapyLeukemia
... total-body irradiation, radiation therapy, local irradiationLip cancer
... Radiation therapyLiver cancer
... Radiation therapy, Radiofrequency ablationLung cancer
... prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI), external radiation, Radiotherapy, Radiation therapy, internal radiationM
Malignant Lung Cancer
... RadiotherapyMalignant mesothelioma
... Radiation TherapyMelanoma
... radiation therapyMeningioma
... radiotherapyMesothelioma
... radiotherapy, Radiation therapyMetastatic adrenal cancer
... RadiationMetastatic blood cancer
... radiotherapy, radiosurgeryMetastatic liver cancer
... radiationMetastatic lymph cancer
... radiotherapy, radiosurgeryMetastatic nervous system cancer
... RadiationMetastatic prostate cancer
... Radiation treatmentMetastatic soft tissue cancer
... radiationMSI-H colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyMSI-L colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyMSS colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyMucinous carcinoma
... RadiationMultiple Myeloma
... radiation therapyMycosis fungoides
... radiotherapyN
Neuroblastoma
... radiotherapyNeurofibromatosis
... radiationNeurofibromatosis-1
... radiationNeurofibromatosis-2
... radiationNon-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
... external radiation, radiation therapy, internal radiationO
Oligodendroglioma
... radiotherapyOral cancer
... external radiation, radiation therapy, Implant radiation therapy, internal radiationOrbit Tumour
... radiotherapyOsteosarcoma
... radiotherapyOvarian Cancer
... radiation, external radiation, intraperitoneal radiation therapyP
Pancreatic cancer
... Radiation therapyPericardial Mesothelioma
... Radiation therapyPituitary Cancer
... radiation therapyPleural cancer
... Radiation therapyPolycythemia
... radiotherapyPrimary prostate cancer
... Radiation therapyProstate Cancer
... external radiation, radiation therapy, internal radiationProximal colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapyR
Retinoblastoma
... radiotherapyRhabdomyosarcoma
... radiotherapyRodent ulcer
... radiotherapyS
Salivary gland cancer
... RadiationSarcomatoid Mesothelioma
... Radiation therapySmall Cell Lung Cancer
... Radiation therapySpindle cell carcinoma
... RadiationSporadic colorectal cancer
... RadiotherapySquamous Cell Skin Cancer
... Radiation therapyStomach cancer
... radiation therapySubclinical hyperthyroidism
... radiotherapyT
Testicular Cancer
... radiotherapyThyroid cancer
... radiation, radioactive iodine (I-131 therapy), external radiationThyroid eye disease
... RadiotherapyTongue Cancer
... RadiationTubular carcinoma
... Radiation therapyU
Uterine Cancer
... External radiation, radiation therapy, Internal radiationV
Vagina cancer
... radiotherapyVulva cancer
... radiotherapyW
Wilms' tumor
... radiotherapy
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
Brain cancer
... radiosensitizersO
Oral cancer
... radiosensitizersP
Peyronie's disease
... Radiation therapyS
Stomach cancer
... intraoperative radiation therapy
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