One specific way the methods in this study can be applied for future use in the field of cancer is determining the types of radiotherapy that lead to the highest production of hydroxyl radicals. In terms of using the degradation of methyl orange, separate solutions of water and MO can be prepared and treated with different types of radiation used in radiotherapy: x-rays, gamma rays, electron beams, and protons. The degradation of methyl orange, along with a subsequent comparison of absorbance spectrums, can be used as a method of determining the solutions in which the greatest amount of hydroxyl radicals were produced . Furthermore, separate solutions with FeSO4 and water can be tested under the different types of radiation listed above. The water will break down into H2O2 which will further react with iron(II) to form hydroxyl radicals and iron(III). From there, the method of adding KSCN to form ferric thiocyanate and measuring its absorbance can allow for another determination of the type of radiation that initiates the Fenton reaction in the human body.