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How often can you have radiotherapy? do too many normal, good cells die if you do it too often?

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Llimited: When a person receives radiation therapy to a specific site it usually means they have received the maximum dose the tissue at that site can tolerate. Therefore additional radiation to that site (re-radiation) is usually not offered.

Answered 8/10/2014

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