Radiation therapy is used to fight many types of cancer. Radiation
targets rapidly dividing cells like cancer cells. Radiation
prevents cell division and the replication of DNA (the genetic
building blocks).
Review Date: 01/12/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
