radiotherapy









radiotherapy


noun Medicine/Medical.

  1. treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.

noun

  1. 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 radiationCompare chemotherapy
n.

1903, from radio- + therapy.

n.

  1. Treatment of disease with radiation, especially by selective irradiation with x-rays or other ionizing radiation and by ingestion of radioisotopes.
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