Practicals · Radiation Oncology · Radiotherapy Equipment
Orthovoltage X-ray therapy unit
- Type
- Instrument
- Also called
- orthovoltage unit, deep therapy unit
Videos and resources
- VideoA Medical Physicist's Perspective on Superficial & Orthovoltage Radiotherapy43:59
- Video"Orthovoltage Radiation Therapy 🔬 | Easy Explanation + History"11:33
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“orthovoltage x-ray therapy and cobalt-60 therapy, if available” ( NMC curriculum, page 5)
“Superficial, Orthovoltage or Deep therapy, Super voltage” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 14)