External beam radiotherapy
Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 23 Mar 2023
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Citation:
Debowski M, Murphy A, Bell D, et al. External beam radiotherapy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67444
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Article created:
6 Apr 2019,
Maciej Debowski
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Last revised:
23 Mar 2023,
Andrew Murphy ◉
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Synonyms:
- XRT
- External beam radiotherapy (EBRT)
- DXT
- External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
- Teletherapy
External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) (also known as teletherapy) is a form of ionizing radiation therapy delivered by a medical linear accelerator (or historically a cobalt-60 source) to a patient lying on a treatment bed. Megavoltage x-rays (4-25 MV) are the most commonly used. Alternative forms of EBRT include electron therapy, orthovoltage x-rays (0.1-1 MV) and particle therapy (proton therapy, neutron therapy and carbon ion therapy).
There are many types of external beam radiotherapy 1-5:
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