Medicine
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Radiation-Induced Tissue Injury
Quick fact
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can grow new blood vessels in tissues damaged by radiation, a process that typically takes months, by using high-pressure oxygen to overcome chronic tissue hypoxia.
Why this is interesting
Imagine a wound that never heals because its blood supply has been damaged by radiation therapy. What if the key to healing it is simply breathing pure oxygen under pressure?