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EastWind [94]
4 years ago
9

To treat certain forms of cancer, physicians may choose to irradiate the body with high-energy radiation. Why does this therapy

work?
Chemistry
2 answers:
VashaNatasha [74]4 years ago
7 0

Answer:

High-energy radiation (such as that emitted from radioactive materials, or the UV radiation from the sun) has enough energy to <em>form free radicals in cells' DNA</em>.

These free radicals are extremely reactive and lead to <em>changes in the DNA structure</em>. Said changes may thus develop mutations and other complications in cells, <u>causing them to die.</u>

In other words, high-energy radiation has the property of destroying even cancerous cells, due to it affecting their molecular structure.

algol134 years ago
5 0
I believe cancer cells are more susceptible to damage than the regular cells. 
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