A form of radiation therapy in which the radiation is delivered by a machine pointed at the area to be radiated. May be known as external beam radiation (EBR, XBR), external beam radiation therapy (EBRT, XBRT). Compare to seed implantation.
Radiation focused from a source outside the body on the affected area within the body.
Radiation therapy that uses a machine to aim high-energy rays at cancer cells to kill them (also called External Radiation)
Radiation that is focused from a source outside the body on the area affected by the cancer.
The type of radiation therapy delivered by a linear accelerator.
treatment of cancer using beams of high-energy x-rays.Hormonal therapy: the use of medications known as antihormones, which counteract the effect of natural hormones that promote tumor growth.