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  1. Radiation therapy - Mayo Clinic

    Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment. This treatment uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells.

  2. Radiation therapy - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Radiation therapy is a common means of treating many types of cancer. Find out what to expect during your radiation therapy treatment.

  3. Radiation therapy for breast cancer - Mayo Clinic

    Find out why doctors use radiation treat breast cancer. Learn what to expect and the side effects of breast cancer radiation, including proton therapy.

  4. Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) - Mayo Clinic

    Learn how imaging tests are used during radiation therapy to deliver treatment precisely, increasing effectiveness and reducing side effects.

  5. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) - Mayo Clinic

    Learn how technology allows specialists to precisely manipulate radiation therapy beams so that they conform to the shape of a tumor and avoid healthy ...

  6. 3D conformal radiation - Mayo Clinic

    Learn about this type of targeted radiation therapy that carefully aims treatment at the cancer cells and reduces damage to healthy cells.

  7. Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials

    Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether stereotactic radiosurgery is more effective than whole-brain ...

  8. Mayo Clinic Minute: Radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer

    Radiation therapy is a common component of breast cancer treatment for patients. The high-powered beams of intense energy kill cancer cells.

  9. Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) - Mayo Clinic

    Intraoperative radiation therapy, also called IORT, is a radiation treatment that's done during surgery. IORT directs radiation to the target area while ...

  10. Radiation therapy for breast cancer - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Proton therapy offers more precise radiation dose delivery to the treatment target and protection of nearby healthy tissue. This is because proton beams, unlike ...