Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Though the radiation is targeted, it affects healthy cells as well as ...

Medical experts sound off on the effects of radiation injuries. March 24, 2011— -- Three Japanese ground workers laboring to contain the nuclear reactors in Fukushima were rushed to the hospital ...

Radiation therapy treats cancer by using high-energy waves to kill tumor cells. The goal is to destroy or damage the cancer without hurting too many healthy cells. It is given over a certain time ...