<h2>Therapeutic Uses of Ionizing Radiation Summary</h2>
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<li>Radiotherapy is the use of ionizing radiation to treat ailments, now limited to cancer therapy.</li>
<li>The sensitivity of cancer cells to radiation enhances the ratio of cancer cells killed to normal cells killed, which is called the therapeutic ratio.</li>
<li>Doses for various organs are limited by the tolerance of normal tissue for radiation. Treatment is localized in one region of the body and spread out in time.</li>
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<h2>Glossary</h2>
<h3>radiotherapy</h3>
<p>the use of ionizing radiation to treat ailments</p>
<h3>therapeutic ratio</h3>
<p>the ratio of abnormal cells killed to normal cells killed</p>
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Summarizing Therapeutic Uses of Ionizing Radiation

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Explore the medical applications of nuclear physics, including medical imaging techniques, radiation protection and therapeutic uses, as well as the biological effects of ionizing radiation and the risks versus benefits of its use in medicine.


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Summarizing Therapeutic Uses of Ionizing Radiation

Therapeutic Uses of Ionizing Radiation Summary

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