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 …
