Radiation Therapy: What to Expect: Cancer Center: UI Health Topics

Radiation Therapy: What to Expect
Why is radiation given?

Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
Creation Date: October 2002
Last Review Date: November 2006

Radiation therapy is used to treat cancer and a few non-cancerous diseases.

Radiation treatments can be called:

Definitive—to cure
Palliative—to treat symptoms, but not cure

To learn more about radiation therapy, contact the Cancer Information Service at: cancer-information@uiowa.edu or 1-800-237-1225.

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Radiation Therapy: What to Expect Why is radiation given?

Radiation Therapy: What to Expect
Why is radiation given?