Radiation Oncology Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The total radiation dose is split into smaller parts called...
  2. 3. Common early side effect if treating breast tissue
  3. 7. The only generalised side effect of RT
  4. 10. Cancer treatment that uses ionising energy beams
  5. 11. Side effect occurring a few weeks after lung RT
  6. 13. Type of high-energy particle used in RT, alongside x-rays
  7. 15. what RT is aiming for
  8. 16. Unit of radiation dose (abbreviation)
Down
  1. 1. term for radiation therapy's ability to affect cancer cells more than healthy cells
  2. 4. Acute toxicity usually appears in this number of week(s).
  3. 5. Australian access to RT is limited due to lack of these
  4. 6. Type of radiation machine that delivers external beam therapy
  5. 8. Study of how radiation affects cells and tissues
  6. 9. Painless and delivered on an outpatient basis
  7. 11. Tumour suppressor protein that helps detect DNA damage
  8. 12. Change caused by radiation that prevents cancer cell division
  9. 14. Specialty that oversees use of RT