Physics GCSE
Radiotherapy and destruction of unwanted tissue
What Radiotherapy and destruction of unwanted tissue means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Radiotherapy and destruction of unwanted tissue
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A targeted dose of radiation is aimed at the tissue so that its cells are damaged and stop dividing, which is how tumours are treated.
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