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    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/32%3A_Medical_Applications_of_Nuclear_Physics/32.03%3A_Therapeutic_Uses_of_Ionizing_Radiation
      Therapeutic applications of ionizing radiation, called radiation therapy or radiotherapy, have existed since the discovery of x-rays and nuclear radioactivity. Today, radiotherapy is used almost exclu...Therapeutic applications of ionizing radiation, called radiation therapy or radiotherapy, have existed since the discovery of x-rays and nuclear radioactivity. Today, radiotherapy is used almost exclusively for cancer therapy, where it saves thousands of lives and improves the quality of life and longevity of many it cannot save

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