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Overview of Radiation Therapy

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Explanations 1

Overview of Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. References kuresurem
By Tanya Peifer

Problems 2

Radiation therapy is applied to a tumor to damage its DNA and cause malignant cells to die. To reach the tumor the radiation must go through healthy skin and tissue. Which cells…
Radiation therapy may induce a second cancer.