Treating Cancer With The Edge System
from Medical Intel Hosted by MedStar Health
About half of all cancer patients receive some type of radiation therapy during the course of their treatment. Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. In this segment, Dr. Pamela Randolph-Jackson, Chair of the Department of Radiation at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, discusses advances in radiation oncology treatments and the types of cancer treated with the Edge system.
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