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... electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. Unlike adult eyes, children's eyes are still maturing and cannot filter out the harmful UV rays as effectively.
Radiation therapy, which more than half of all people with cancer receive as part of their treatment, uses high-powered energy beams, such as X-rays or protons, ...
IORT directs radiation to the target area while affecting the surrounding tissue as little as possible. IORT is used to treat cancers that are difficult to ...
Rapidly growing cells, such as cancer cells, are more susceptible to the effects of radiation therapy than are normal cells. The X-rays or particles are ...
Radiation causes some cancer cells to die immediately after treatment, but most die or become incapacitated as a result of the radiation-induced damage to the ...
Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. The hippocampus is part of the brain that is important for memory. Avoiding the ...
While light from fluorescent and luminescent reporters is too weak to shine through layers of tissue, the electromagnetic radiation arising from iodine tracers ...
Radiation therapy is used to treat cancer by shrinking or removing cancer or tumors. Scope of practice. Radiation therapists work with radiation oncologists ...
Radiation therapy uses powerful energy beams to kill cancer cells. The energy can come from X-rays, protons or other sources. In 3D conformal radiation, the ...
This complication of radiation therapy for cancer can cause stomach pain, vomiting or diarrhea. For most people, symptoms go away within weeks.
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