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Treatment with Radiation Therapy

What is radiation therapy? There are a number of options to treat cancer, radiation therapy is just one of them.  There are a number of ways in which radiation can be delivered.  The method that is used to treat your individual type of cancer is dependent solely on the nature of your cancer.  External beam..

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External Radiotherapy: Beating Cancer with Radiation

One of the most popular options in treating cancerous tumors is with the use of external radiotherapy.  There are several types of external radiotherapy options for doctors to choose from when treating each unique patient needs with the overall principal of the therapy being the same.  Radiation is delivered to the source of the cancer..

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Patient Safety Is Affected by The Design of Your Facility

When it comes to receiving treatment, both in patient and out-patient, our safety is always a concern.  Whether a family member, friend, or even oneself is receiving care it is crucial that safety as a patient is of utmost concern for the facility where we are seeking treatment.  Accidents that occur within a facility whether..

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Targeting Cancer with Radiation Treatment Machines

Searching for the right radiation oncology positioning device and quality radiotherapy equipment services can be hard. However, there are certain parameters which you should consider in buying the right positioning devices from the right people without having to compromise on targeting the cancer cells effectively while treating them through the cancer treatment machines. While it..

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Preventive Maintenance for LINAC Systems

A linear accelerator is a piece of high radio-frequency (RF) equipment that uses electromagnetic waves to stimulate charged electrons to high energies inside a tube-like structure called the accelerator waveguide. This is the most common device to treat cancer with external beam radiation. LINAC systems are usually scheduled to plan round the clock treatments for..

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