# Episode 416: Cancer Treatments for Noncancer Indications: Radiation

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Podcast: [The ONS Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ons-podcast-1126448)
Published: 2026-05-22T08:00:00+00:00
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"When you have benign conditions, we're actually treating 3 gray, so a significant difference [versus doses of 60 gray for brain cancer]. Typically, when you treat at a high dose, the goal is to destroy tissue, like cancer tissue or cancer cells. But when we give a low dose, the goal is actually to modulate inflammation. And what it does is it slows down those inflammatory cells or those cells that release the chemicals that cause pain and inflammation," Amanda Meyer, DNP, APRN, CNP, family nurse practitioner in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS ® , manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about radiation therapy for noncancer indications. Music Credit: " Fireflies and Stardust " by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Earn 0.25 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by May 22, 2027. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: Learners will report an increase in knowledge about the use of radiation to treat noncancerous conditions. Episode Notes Complete this evaluation for free NCPD . ONS Podcast ™ episodes: Episode 365: Radiation-Associated Secondary Cancers Episode 301: Radiation Oncology: Side Effect and Care Coordination Best Practices ONS Voice articles: Augmented Reality Simulations Reduce Patient Anxiety by Teaching Them About Radiation Therapy Highly Localized, Precisio…

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