Assertion: radiation | /r/CapableOf | damage cancer cells
Facets:
value: in the breast
type: LOCATION
value: in the treated area
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Radiation therapy uses high-energy particles or waves, such as x-rays, gamma rays, electron beams, or protons, to destroy or damage cancer cells.
text: Radiation therapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses an intense form of energy, called ionizing radiation, to damage or destroy cancer cells.
text: Radiotherapy aims to kill or damage cancer cells but, inevitably, some normal cells will be damaged, which can lead to side-effects.
text: Radiotherapy is the use of high energy x-rays in carefully measured doses to damage and destroy cancer cells.
text: Radiotherapy is a type of ionising radiation (high energy) that destroys the cancer cells in the treated area by damaging the DNA of these cells.
text: Radiation therapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses an intense form of energy, called ionizing radiation, to damage or destroy cancer cells.
text: Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses radiation, such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays, electron beams or protons, to kill or damage cancer cells and stop them from growing and multiplying.
text: Radiation therapy — also called radiotherapy — is a highly targeted and highly effective way to destroy cancer cells in the breast that may stick around after surgery.
text: Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy x-rays or other particles to destroy cancer cells.
text: Radiotherapy is the use of high energy x-rays in carefully measured doses to damage and destroy cancer cells.