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external beam radiotherapy [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

... external beam radiation therapy [is] the most common type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer. A machine directs a beam of radiation through the skin to a specific part of the body, usually a tumour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

La radiothérapie externe est le type de radiothérapie auquel on a le plus souvent recours pour traiter le cancer. Un appareil émet un faisceau de radiation à travers la peau jusqu'à une partie spécifique du corps, habituellement une tumeur.

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