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   Cancer

   | bladder cancer (7%) | pancreatic cancer (5%) | endometrial cancer (6%) | ovarian cancer (6%) | ... Radiation is also used to treat leukemia and lymphoma.
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   Ionizing radiation

   Electrons, x rays, gamma rays or atomic ions may be used in radiation therapy to treat malignant tumors (cancer).
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   Prostate cancer

   Radiation therapy ... ↑ Strum SB, Pogliano D (May 2005), "What every doctor who treats male patients should know", PCRI Insights 8(2): 4–5, < http://www.prostate-cancer.org/resource/pdf/Is8-2.pdf>
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   Radiation therapist

   Radiation Therapists primarily treat cancer although other disorders and conditions can be managed through the care of radiation therapists.
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   Fast neutron therapy

   X-rays are the most common form of radiation used to treat cancer.
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   Radiation therapy

   Radiation therapy has been in use as a cancer treatment for more than 100 years, with its earliest roots traced from the discovery of x-rays in 1895.
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   Mesothelioma

   The necessary radiation dose to treat mesothelioma that has not been surgically removed would be very toxic. ... Rev. Cancer 7 (2): 147–54. doi:10.1038/nrc2068.
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   Radiation poisoning

   A person who is treated for cancer by either teletherapy or brachytherapy. ... Radiation poisoning was a major concern after the Chernobyl reactor accident.
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   Head and neck cancer

   The stage at which the cancer is diagnosed is also a critical factor in the prognosis of throat cancer. ... There are different forms of radiation therapy.
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    Radiation hormesis

    Studies of Low Level Radiation ... Exposure to low levels of radon appears to reduce the risk of lung cancer, new study finds. Retrieved on 2008-03-30

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Cancer,
• Ionizing radiation,
• Prostate cancer,
• Radiation therapist,
• Fast neutron therapy,
• Radiation therapy,
• Mesothelioma,
• Radiation poisoning,
• Head and neck cancer,
• Radiation hormesis