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Patient receiving radiation therapy to treat cancer

Is It Safe to Be Around Someone Receiving Radiation Therapy?

Radiation therapy is an effective form of treatment and is one of the most common methods used to address a wide range of cancers and other illnesses. Although harmless for the patient, when someone is receiving radiation therapy, the people who are around them may wonder if the radiation can affect them and whether they can […]