PLOS Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 21, 2017
Preferred Name

Radiation therapy

Synonyms
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alpha

Radiation therapy

broader

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http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#11392

homepage

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/browse/radiation_therapy

narrower

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http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#11544

prefLabel

Radiation therapy

Previous_Classification

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scopeNote

Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA. Radiation therapy can damage normal cells as well as cancer cells. Therefore, treatment must be carefully planned to minimize side effects. The radiation used for cancer treatment may come from a machine outside the body, or it may come from radioactive material placed in the body near tumor cells or injected into the bloodstream. A patient may receive radiation therapy before, during, or after surgery, depending on the type of cancer being treated. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/radiation RD

status

Accepted

Synonym

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