Preferred Label : Photon Beam Radiation Therapy;
NCIt related terms : Photon EBRT; Photon External Beam Radiotherapy; Photon; Radiation, Photon Beam; PHOTON Therapy; External beam radiation therapy using photons (procedure);
NCIt definition : Radiation therapy using photon beam.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of radiation therapy that uses x-rays or gamma rays that come from
a special machine called a linear accelerator (linac). The radiation dose is delivered
at the surface of the body and goes into the tumor and through the body. Photon beam
radiation therapy is different from proton beam therapy.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL445995;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000446193; 1156506007;
Origin ID : C104914;
UMLS CUI : C3539769;
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