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Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells. -X-rays, -gamma rays, -charged particles. are types of radiation used for cancer treatment. The radiation may be delivered by. 1. a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy)
For more information about radiation, please visit RadiologyInfo. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays (photons) or particle beam (protons) to kill, shrink, control the growth of tumors, manage pain or to prevent cancer from spreading to other organs. Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): Uses imaging such as CT, MRI or PET during the treatment process. 2  This can result in more accuracy in photon radiation delivery and monitoring of treatment progress. 3  Particle beam (proton) therapy is also a used to treat tumors in the lung.