WBRT
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| Term | WBRT |
| Short definition | WBRT - A form of external beam radiation therapy used to treat patients with brain cancer. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread to the brain or who have more than one tumor or tumors that cannot be surgically removed. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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WBRT - A form of external beam radiation therapy used to treat patients with brain cancer. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread to the brain or who have more than one tumor or tumors that cannot be surgically removed. The entire brain is irradiated over a period of many weeks. Also called whole-brain radiotherapy and whole-brain radiation therapy
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