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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

November 7, 2016 by

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

In IMRT, the beam intensity is varied across the treatment field. Rather than being treated with a single, large, uniform beam, the patient is treated instead with many very small beams; each can have a different intensity. By cross firing the tumor with these beams, the physician delivers a relatively uniform radiation dose to the tumor, but protects sensitive, surrounding tissue from high-dose radiation.

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