Radiotherapy control room. Radiology technician in a control room working on a treatment plan for a patient with a brain tumour. Scans of the brain ar

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Radiotherapy control room. Radiology technician in a control room working on a treatment plan for a patient with a brain tumour. Scans of the brain are at left, with a display of the tumour site at right. Radiotherapy is the use of radiation to treat diseases such as cancer. The radiation is focused on the tumour site, and used to disrupt and ultimately kill the cancer cells.

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