Definition:
Radiotherapy is a term used to describe treatment of cancer using radiation.
Cancer can be treated in several ways - surgery, radiation (radiotherapy), drugs (chemotherapy), agents that modify the immune system (biological therapy or immunotherapy)
Radiotherapy uses radiation to damage and kill cancer cells. Read more about How Radiotherapy Works.
Radiotherapy is considered a ‘local’ treatment because it only acts on the area on which it is delivered.
Radiotherapy plays a very important role in the treatment of lymphomas.
