What is radiation therapy used for?

Treating cancer by targeting tumors with radiation.

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  1. Curing the common cold
  2. Treating cancer by targeting tumors with radiation ✔
  3. Making bones grow longer

Why: Radiation therapy uses controlled radiation doses to damage cancer cells and treat tumors.

Huh, didn't know that: Radiation therapy uses controlled radiation doses to damage cancer cells and treat tumors.

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Radiation therapy aims carefully at cancer cells.
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References

Answer: Treating cancer by targeting tumors with radiation. Radiation therapy uses controlled radiation doses to damage cancer cells and treat tumors.

  1. Scouting America: Nuclear Science www.scouting.org/merit-badges/nuclear-science
    Ways Nuclear Science Helps Cancer Patients
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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