A member asked:

In what way is radiation burns and radiation poison treated?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Todd Sisto answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Tincture of time : Radiation is a toxic treatment and there fore ought to reserved for cases in which cure by surgery alone is unlikely. Supportive care is the ticket and although i've had some anecdotal improvement in radiation skin change with off- label drug use radiation permanently damages dna can worsen with time. Radiation causes cancer so judicious use is an art in which injury cannot always be avoided f.

Answered 1/26/2014

4.5k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Could somebody radiation poisoning from DXA scan?

A doctor has provided 1 answer