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Treating Cancer With The Edge System

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Sinopsis

About half of all cancer patients receive some type of radiation therapy during the course of their treatment. Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. In this segment, Dr. Pamela Randolph-Jackson, Chair of the Department of Radiation at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, discusses advances in radiation oncology treatments and the types of cancer treated with the Edge system.