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Radiation therapy room

radiation mask and machine in treatment room

This is a radiation treatment room, showing some of the medical equipment used to treat cancer patients. On the left is the large radiation machine and to the right a radiation mask that covers the patient’s head and upper body during treatment.

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Published: 21 July 2007Size: 188.68 KB
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