So, you have to get radiation therapy?
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Developing treatment plans for cancer patients is a multi-modality approach and a team effort among physicians across the Karmanos Cancer Network . If you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, radiation therapy may be part of the treatment plan. Patients at Karmanos and McLaren have access to the most advanced technologies available to treat cancer. What is radiation therapy? Radiation therapy is the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer. It’s also called X-ray therapy, radiotherapy, XRT, or irra
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Radiation Therapy Can Be Safely Incorporated into Pretransplantation Treatment Regimens for Patients with Multiple Myeloma - Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Official Publication of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
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Types of radiation therapy: How they work and what to expect
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Missed Radiation Therapy and Cancer Recurrence - NCI
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Radiation therapy, Definition, Types, & Side Effects
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Radiation Therapy Treatment
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This week's Vitals: A new tradition for Radiation Therapy students and all paths lead to Edmonton
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Radiation therapy - what to expect University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics