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Use of high level radiation to destroy cancer cells? - Answer-Radiation therapy Law that explains that radiation has the greatest effect on cells that are rapidly dividing? - Answer-Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau What is the main downside of radiotherapy? - Answer-Damage of healthy cells W...

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Use of high level radiation to destroy cancer cells? - Answer-Radiation therapy

Law that explains that radiation has the greatest effect on cells that are rapidly dividing?
- Answer-Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau

What is the main downside of radiotherapy? - Answer-Damage of healthy cells

What are the two goals of Radiotherapy? - Answer-Curative radiotherapy
Palliative radiotherapy

What is the alternative name for curative radiotherapy? - Answer-Radical radiotherapy

What are considered as emergency cases in radiotherapy? - Answer-Bone metastasis
with spinal cord compression
Profuse bleeding
Mass obstruction in the lungs
Brain metastasis

What is the aim of radiotherapy? - Answer-Precise delivery of dose to a defined tumour
volume

Who are the members of the radiation team? - Answer-Radiation oncologists
Medical physicists
Radiotherapy technologist

What is the alternative name/role of medical physicists? - Answer-Dosimetrists

What are two examples of immobilization devices used for radiotherapy? - Answer-
Alpha cradle
Thermoplastic Masks

What are the two forms of radiation therapy? - Answer-Teletherapy
Brachytherapy

What is the alternative name of teletherapy? - Answer-External beam radiation therapy

What is the alternative name for brachytherapy? - Answer-Internal beam radiation
therapy

Radiation dose is given from outside the body to the cancer tissue? - Answer-
Teletherapy

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