Elekta shared a post on LinkedIn:
“September 7 is World Radiotherapy Awareness Day, a reminder that education is essential to patient care, as those receiving radiation therapy often have a range of questions for oncology professionals before, during, and after treatment.
Which misconception about radiation therapy do you encounter most?
- EBRT makes you radioactive
- Radiation is not for cure
- Proton therapy isn’t radiation
- Other, comment below
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