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Understanding Radiation Therapy for Cancer by Meagan A Wilson is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays or particles to destroy cancer cells. It damages both cancer and normal cells, but most normal cells can recover. Radiation therapy is delivered externally through the skin using a machine, or internally by placing radioactive materials in or near the tumor. Common external methods aim radiation directly at the cancer from a large machine. Internal radiation therapy places radioactive sources inside the body near the tumor. A radiation oncologist oversees radiation th
- Author
- Meagan A Wilson
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- EN