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What is radiotherapy?


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Radiotherapy:

  1. The treatment of cancer by using radiation is called radiotherapy.
  2. The radiation kills the cancer cells in large amounts.
  3. The radioactive compound accumulates in the area of a blood clot or tumor in the patient's body which gives the exact position of the tumor or blood clot with the help of a device called a Geiger counter.


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