The number of radiation therapy units in the United Kingdom saw no significant changes in 2018 in comparison to the previous year 2017 and remained at around 536 radiation therapy units. Still, 2018 marked the second consecutive decline of the number of radiation therapy units. Radiation therapy equipment describes machines used for treatment with x-rays or radionuclide. By and large, this includes linear accelerators, Cobalt-60 units, Caesium-137 therapy units, low to orthovoltage x-ray units, high dose and low dose rate brachytherapy units and conventional brachytherapy units. Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is mostly used in the treatment of cancer, although it can also be used in the treatment of some rare, non-cancerous diseases.
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