Behzad Ebrahimi

Apr 11, 2024 | mdpi.com | Behzad Ebrahimi |Byoung-Do Kim |Weijian Ding |Connie L. Devenport

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Jan 6, 2024 | insightnews.com | Behzad Ebrahimi

Nearly half of all cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their care. Ionizing radiation, or the emission of high-energy waves or particles, works as a therapy by damaging a cancer cell’s DNA. It’s an effective tool for killing cancer cells because they are generally much less adept at DNA repair compared to healthy cells. Damaging specific parts of DNA prevents cancer cells from reproducing, effectively killing them.