radiotherapy
treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
Origin of radiotherapy
1- Also called radiation therapy.
Other words from radiotherapy
- ra·di·o·ther·a·pist, noun
Words Nearby radiotherapy
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How to use radiotherapy in a sentence
Then, some people stole and dismantled a radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital site in order to sell the parts as scrap metal.
What is the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine? A radiation expert speaks from Kyiv. | Jessica Hamzelou | March 25, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewAfter surgery, the patients all received the standard therapy of chemo, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy.
British Dictionary definitions for radiotherapy
/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /
the treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of alpha or beta particles emitted from an implanted or ingested radioisotope, or by means of a beam of high-energy radiation: Compare chemotherapy
Derived forms of radiotherapy
- radiotherapeutic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjective
- radiotherapeutically, adverb
- radiotherapist, noun
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