Treating the condition with radiation is extremely unusual.

用放射疗法治疗这种疾病是非常不寻常的。

There is concern that the radiation could cause additional harm.

人们担心，放射疗法可能会造成额外的伤害。

It can include surgery, radiation chemotherapy and the use of targeted, newer cancer drugs.

其中包括手术、放射疗法及服用针对性的，新型癌症药物。

The idea for the radiation treatment came from Dr. Phillip Cuculich, a heart specialist at Washington University.

放射疗法的想法盛顿大学的心病专家菲利普·奇博士。

If the tumor is fast-growing or invading nearby tissue, your doctor might recommend radiation or surgery followed by radiation.

如果瘤成长生长迅速并侵袭周围细胞，那医生可能推荐放射疗法或手术摘除和放疗相结合。

But there are uncertainties, like whether the radiation may contribute to cancer later in life, or damage nearby structures.

但是，还有一些不确定性，比如这种放射疗法是否会在之后导致癌症，或对邻近组织造成损害。

But if this radiation method proves safe and effective, it might be a simpler strategy...to help the heart regain its rhythm.

但如果证明这种放射疗法是安全有效的，那这可以成为帮助心恢复节奏的更简单方法。

These days, however, the main source of ionising radiation for most people is neither fallout from bombs nor radiotherapy; it is dental X-rays.

然而，现今影响大多数人的离子辐射的主要源头既不是原子弹的辐射尘埃也不是放射疗法，而是牙科X光。

Ironically, because past research studying the after-effects of exposure to things like atom bombs and radiation treatments for cancer suggests the most important environmental risk factor for meningiomas is ionising radiation.

讽刺的是，对人体暴露于类似原子弹辐射和癌症放射疗法后续影响的研究显示，产生脑膜瘤的最主要的环境风险因素是离子辐射。