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How does radiation cure people?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Radiation cure disease by being toxic to the tissues exposed to it. This means it would destroy both diseased and healthy tissues alike. Fortunately, modern technology allows us to focus the radiation more precisely and narrowly.

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