electron beam
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- (ee-LEK-tron beem) A stream of electrons (small negatively charged particles found in atoms) that can be used for radiation therapy.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - charged-particle radiation therapy, external-beam radiation therapy, external radiation therapy, fast-neutron beam radiation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, ionizing radiation, photon-beam radiation, plaque radiotherapy, proton beam radiation therapy, radiation necrosis, radiation oncologist, radioimmunotherapy, radiosensitization, radiosensitizer, systemic radiation therapy, ultraviolet radiation therapy, unsealed internal radiation therapy, x-ray therapy