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Can radiation burn you?
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Yes: Theeffect of radiationis cumulative. If given once it cannot be repeated to a similar area. If the fields are not exact they can damage normao tissue such as rt to rectum or prostate can damage bladder. Cyberknife and electron beam treatments can localize therapy more effectively.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Yes: the Wikipedia page has very good information on this topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_burn
Answered 10/29/2017
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