Though contributing to the economy of the area by attracting tourists, the practice is controversial because of the "well-documented ill effects of high-dose radiation on the body."

One issue is the propriety of concealing information about the effects of high-dose radiation from patients.

The practice is controversial because of the "well-documented ill effects of high-dose radiation on the body."

To be sure, high-dose radiation delivered to the head, including therapy for brain tumors, can increase the risk of brain cancer.

Patients should receive a comprehensive oral evaluation several weeks prior to initiation of high-dose upper-mantle radiation.

Patients who have received high-dose radiation to the head and neck are at risk for osteonecrosis for life, with an overall risk of approximately 15%.

He is the principal investigator for a clinical trial of neoadjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy and high-dose radiation.

Women who have received high-dose ionizing radiation to the chest (for example, as treatments for other cancers) have a relative risk of breast cancer between 2.1 to 4.0.

In external beam radiation therapy, a beam of high-dose radiation is aimed at the prostate to kill cancer cells.

The seeds deliver high-dose radiation directly to the prostate for a predetermined length of time.