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In this case, RT in the geometric optics approximation is reduced to a single transport equation for the intensity of EM waves with source and sink functions dependent on the macroscopic parameters of the plasma (temperature and density of electrons). Integration of this equation for RT of radio-frequency EM waves in laboratory plasmas with highly reflecting metallic walls is substantially complicated by the multiple reflections which make the waves with the long free path the dominant contributors to the power balance profile. This in turn makes the RT substantially nonlocal with the spatial\u2013spectral profile of the power balance determined by the spatial integrals of the plasma parameters. The geometric symmetry of the bounding walls, especially when enhanced by the diffuse reflectivity, provides a semi-analytic description of the RT problem. Analysis of the accuracy of such an approach reveals an approximate self-similarity of the power balance profile and the radiation intensity spectrum in both approximate and ab initio modeling. This phenomenon is shown here for a wide range of plasma parameters and wall reflectivity, including data from various numeric codes. 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