title: Making sense of radiotherapy: curative and palliative.
abstract: Radiotherapy is one of a range of treatments available for the treatment of cancer. It involves the use of ionising radiation to interrupt cellular growth in malignancy. Its use can be either curative or palliative. This paper discusses how radiotherapy works, how it is applied and introduces its side-effects. A subsequent paper will look in more detail at side-effects and nursing care.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000528:radiation effects; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm