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2⃣It is used to give Radiation therapy to patient who are diagnosed with Tumor.

3⃣Microwaves are emitted from Magnetron. These are targeted over a diseased Tissue.

4⃣Other Radiation therapy procedures are : Intensity Modulated Radiation therapy (IMRT).
Image Guided Radiation therapy (IGRT)

Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS)

Stereotactic Body Radiation therapy (SBRT)

TOMOTHERAPY

3D conformal Radiation therapy

5⃣Collimator, X-RAY target, gantry, electron Gun, magnetron

6⃣Check power supply before switching on the system, Make the patient to align accurately to target the tumor, Always respond to patient intercom.

7⃣Cancerous cells can be Completely killed.
Irradiation of the healthy tissue can be Completely avoided.

8⃣High dose of Radiation cause hair loss and other complications

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M Praveen
Biomedical Engineering
Final Year
Vinayaka Mission’s University

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