If radiation causes cancer, why is it used to treat cancer?

Subject: If radiation causes cancer, why is it used to treat cancer?

Date: Sun Oct 10 11:59:51 1999
Posted by Pam Sibley
Grade level: 10-12 School: Alameda HS
City: Alameda State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Cell Biology
ID: 939571191.Cb

Message:

Since radiation has been found to cause cancer, but it can be used to kill cancerous cells. What determines radiation as a treatment vs. radiation as a cancer-causing element?

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