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DNA Damage More Harmful to Malignant Cells
Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses ionizing radiation to kill malignant cells. Ionizing radiation damages cellular DNA and effectively kills the cancer cells. In an effort to spare normal, healthy tissue, shaped radiation beams from several different angles of exposure can be aimed to intersect at the tumor. This provides a higher absorbed dose at the tumor site than at the surrounding tissue.
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