Radiotherapy: questions and answers
What happens in the body during irradiation? Like a human body, tumors also consist of cells. Tumor growth is regulated by cell division. Irradiation is a “growth brake” for living tissue. One of the key effects of irradiation is the derangement or prevention of cell division. In particular, irradiation affects the genetic material in the cell nucleus. Such cell loses its ability to divide and, as a result, dies. However, every cell has a regeneration system to reverse such damages. Ability to regenerate...