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Keywords:  cobalt, linear, accelerator, radiation, brachytherapy
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Therapy from a distance. Refers to radiation therapy given by a radiation machine, which is several feet from that part of the body being exposed to the x-ray beam. Usually given one dose per day for several weeks. (see brachytherapy).
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Radiation therapy delivered from a distance by either Cobalt 60 apparatus or a linear accelerator.
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Treatment in which the radiation source is at a distance from the body. Linear accelerators and cobalt machines are used in teletherapy.
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