Radiation therapy is an established method of cancer treatment. It works by subjecting tumor cells to ionizing radiation, damaging their genetic material and, ideally, eliminating the tumor. Researchers have long been working on methods for directing as much radiation as possible at tumors while avoiding harm to surrounding tissue, but thus far it has proven impossible to prevent damage to the skin and healthy organs when treating internal tumors.
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