loading...| Preferred Name | radiation therapy | |
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radiotherapy |
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| Definitions |
is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. At low doses, radiation is used in x-rays to see inside body, as with x-rays of your teeth or broken bones. At high doses, radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CAROLIO_0003400 |
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| definition |
is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. At low doses, radiation is used in x-rays to see inside body, as with x-rays of your teeth or broken bones. At high doses, radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA. |
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| definition source |
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/radiation-therapy |
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carolio |
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radiotherapy |
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CAROLIO:0003400 |
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| label |
radiation therapy |
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| notation |
CAROLIO:0003400 |
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radiation therapy |
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