Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Radiation Therapy
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2016-01-21
Definition:
Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses radiation to control or destroy cancer cells.
For more information, including the ICD-9-CM and CCI codes used to identify this type of treatment, see the
Types of Cancer Treatment
section in the
Overview of the Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data
concept.
Related concepts
Related terms
- Chemotherapy
- Hormone Therapy
- Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data
- Surgical Intervention (Cancer Treatment)
References
- Lix L, Smith M, Pitz M, Ahmed R, Quon H, Griffith J, Turner D, Hong S, Prior H, Banerjee A, Koseva I, Kulbaba C. Cancer Data Linkage in Manitoba: Expanding the Infrastructure for Research. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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