Condition

Radiation Tissue Damage

Delayed damage to bone or soft tissue in an area treated with radiation therapy, which can appear months or years later.

Also called: radiation injury, radiation necrosis, osteoradionecrosis, radiation cystitis

Who Can Help with Radiation Tissue Damage?

• Hyperbaric Medicine Doctors

  A physician who treats slow-healing wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning and other conditions with oxygen therapy in a pressurized chamber.

• Radiation Oncologists

  A physician who treats cancer with radiation therapy.

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