external radiation therapy

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External radiation therapy

Radiation therapy that focuses high-energy rays from a machine on the area of the tumor.

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external radiation therapy (ERT),

the therapeutic application of ionizing radiation from an external beam of a kilovoltage radiographic machine; a megavoltage cobalt 60 machine; or a supervoltage linear accelerator, cyclotron, or betatron. ERT is used most frequently in the treatment of cancer but also in the therapy of keloids and some dermatologic conditions and in counteracting the body's physiologic rejection of transplanted organs.

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