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What is the oxygen effect?

What is the oxygen effect? Correct Answer Enhancement effect of oxygen in presence of therapeutic radiation

When the radiations are used to destroy the cancerous cells, they inflict a certain amount of damage on the cells at a certain dosage. The same amount of damage is inflicted upon them at a lower dosage in the presence of oxygen. This is called Oxygen effect. It is calculated as a ratio between the damage done in hypoxic conditions to the damage in oxygen conditions.

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