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Ionising radiation

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Ionisierende Strahlung

Radiation therapy

In radiation therapy ionising radiation is used for therapeutic purposes. Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) constitutes the third pillar of modern cancer therapy besides surgery and chemotherapy. In many cases, so-called multimodal therapy approaches are used. These approaches combine various treatment options. The surgical removal of a tumour, for example, can be followed by a combined radiochemotherapy (radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy).

What is radiation therapy?

Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) constitutes the third pillar of modern cancer therapy besides surgery and chemotherapy. The treatment with ionising radiation keeps tumours under control or destroys them.

Types of radiation therapy

In radiation therapy, a distinction is made between teletherapy (external beam radiation therapy) and brachytherapy.

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