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Palliative Radiation Therapy

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Radiation therapy is the field of oncology that uses ionizing radiation to kill malignant cells, by disturbing cellular processes, preventing a perfect cell division and, consequently, inducing cellular death (Barnes et al., Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 76:187–192, 2010). The deleterious effects of radiation started to be used in cancer treatment soon after Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1896. But only in the 1950s, treatment machines similar to those used today started to be produced, wide spreading the use of radiation therapy in cancer treatment. Further popularization occurred in the 1990s after the development of modern CT-scanners and the use of up to date computer software, allowing better understanding and visualization of radiation distribution within the human body.

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Cury, F., Shenouda, G. (2013). Palliative Radiation Therapy. In: Burnier, J., Burnier, Jr., M. (eds) Experimental and Clinical Metastasis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3685-0_25

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