External Beam
The most frequently practiced form of radiation treatment, external beam radiation therapy accurately delivers radiation to precisely encompass a variety of tumors. It involves using a linear accelerator with multileaf collimators to direct beams of radiation directly to the cancer. This type of treatment incorporates the following technologies:
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Stereotactic radiotherapy
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