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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

The effects of radiation are stochastic, meaning that there isn't a linear relationship between absorbed dose and risk. Although this fractionated dose is lower than what you'd get in radiation therapy, the long term risks are not well established, and for a disease with a comparatively low mortality, the risk of secondary malignancies shouldn't be overlooked, especially in younger patients. This was also a Phase I trial, which is a bit odd with radiation because you can't truly assess safety for years, and this information was compiled in weeks.

Seems like the randomness of radiation as a treatment would be a bit.. unethical.