How does radiation therapy work? A radiation oncologist explains.

Most patients have an idea of how surgery and chemotherapy work.  It’s not difficult to picture a surgeon cutting out a cancer or a medical oncologist prescribing chemotherapy.  But how does radiation therapy work?  For the vast majority of patients, and a good number of physicians, radiation therapy is a completely foreign concept.

In my practice, I find that a good portion of every new patient consultation is spent explaining what …

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