Radiotherapy treatment. Medical worker and a patient in the radiotherapy department of a hospital, preparing for treatment. The patient is lying under

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Radiotherapy treatment. Medical worker and a patient in the radiotherapy department of a hospital, preparing for treatment. The patient is lying under the gantry, the part of the machine that will emit X-ray radiation to kill cancer cells. Lasers are being used to line the patient up in the correct position. The machine being used here is a linear accelerator (LINAC) that emits high-energy X-rays.

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