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Electron beam therapy or radiation therapy involves the use of radioactive waves to treat certain types of cancer. The therapy can be given with external beams of radiation. Electron beams are of low energy. They are often used in skin conditions and cancers. The procedure to deliver external beam radiation is somewhat similar to giving an X-ray. The person is put into position, and the machine delivers the radiation to the desired area. This beam therapy involves iodine, cobalt, protons and electrons. This therapy is used in cancer of cervix, cancer of larynx, germ cell cancer, hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer etc.