RADIOTHERAPY
\ɹˌe͡ɪdɪə͡ʊθˈɛɹəpi], \ɹˌeɪdɪəʊθˈɛɹəpi], \ɹ_ˌeɪ_d_ɪ__əʊ_θ_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_p_i]\
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
By Princeton University
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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The use of ionizing radiation to treat malignant neoplasms and other benign conditions. The most common forms of ionizing radiation used as therapy are x-rays, gamma rays, and electrons. A special form of radiotherapy, targeted radiotherapy, links a cytotoxic radionuclide to a molecule that targets the tumor. When this molecule is an antibody or other immunologic molecule, the technique is called RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The therapeutic employment of a radio-active agent. [Lat. + Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe