Radium

[Therapeutic implications] Research in radiotherapy using ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and those areas in radiobiology and radiation physics that relate to radiation…

A tissue-equivalent material placed in contact with the skin to increase the surface dose and/or compensate for missing tissue. A bolus can…

The medical specialty concerned with the use of electromagnetic or particulate radiation in the treatment of disease.

The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation…

A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of…

Any substance that makes tumor cells easier to kill with radiation therapy. Some radiosensitizing agents are being studied in the treatment of…