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Radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous tissue, however it may also cause injury to nearby healthy tissue in up to 20 percent of patients.

Radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous tissue, however it may also cause injury to nearby healthy tissue in up to 20 per cent of patients. This is called radiation tissue injury. Hyperbaric oxygenation is the preferred treatment globally for the side effects of radiation therapy and is paid for by most private healthcare insurance.

Radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous tissue, however it may also cause injury to nearby healthy tissue in up to 20 percent of patients - this is called “radiation tissue injury”.