I'm not very familiar with the study or practice of radiology. Do you know much about this?
I know quite a bit yes, it is the science that utilizes medical imaging to diagnose and treats diseases. Very useful science!
It is mostly used to diagnose broken bones?
Sometimes, medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures that are hidden. It is mostly for disease treatment though.
Is it used in cancer treatment as in radiation?
Yes, in some cases, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are common treatments for cancer, both of which fall under the radiology field!
How exactly does radiation therapy work with cancer treatment?
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and normally delivered by a linear accelerator. Radiation therapy may be curative in a number of types of cancer if they are localized to one area of the body. It may also be used as part of adjuvant therapy, to prevent tumor recurrence after surgery to remove a primary malignant tumor (for example, early stages of breast cancer).
Radiology
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body.
A variety of imaging techniques such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear