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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)
Particle therapy is a form of external beam radiotherapy using beams of energetic protons, neutrons, or positive ions for cancer treatment. The most common type of particle therapy as of 2012 is proton therapy. Although a photon, used in x-ray or gamma ray therapy, can also be considered a particle, photon therapy is not considered here. Additionally, electron therapy is generally put into its own category.