Article topic: Radiotherapy Techniques Author: Saif Yahya Smadi Editor: Dr.Omar Jbarah, Philip Sweidan Keywords: Intensity-modulated therapy (IMRT), Brachytherapy, Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), Charged particle therapy.   Overview Cancer is a worldwide public health problem; it accounts for a quarter of deaths exceeding heart diseases as the leading cause of death for people under 85 years old. Radiotherapy is an important tool in the management of cancer. More than 50% of cancer patients with localized tumors receive radiotherapy as part of their therapy, either alone or combined with other types of management such as chemotherapy and surgery(1). In […]