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'''Radiation oncology''' is a place where people go after the pathologist has called it cancer.
'''Radiation oncology''' is a place where people go after the [[pathologist]] has [[diagnosis|diagnosed]] it as [[cancer]].


==Dose==
==Dose==
*Measure with several units.
*Measured with several units.


===Gray===
===Gray===
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Total:
Total:
*Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy.
*Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy.
*Lymphoma ~ 20 to 40 Gy.
*[[Lymphoma]] ~ 20 to 40 Gy.


==Biology==
==Biology==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Oncology]].
*[[Oncology]].
*[[Radiation colitis]].
*[[Radiation changes]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
{{Reflist|1}}
==External links==
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Radiation_Oncology Radiation oncology (wikibooks.org)] - has substantial content and includes the AJCC staging.


[[Category:Clinical]]
[[Category:Clinical]]
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