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Look up: Radiotherapy


  1. radiotherapy
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rā′dē-ō-ther′ă-pē Synonyms: radiation oncology
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=75009

  2. radiotherapy
    [n] - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=radiotherapy

  3. Radiotherapy
    Treatment of pathological conditions, usually malignant, with ionizing radiation. It has been recommended in low dosage to discourage heterotopic bone formation.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20605

  4. Radiotherapy
    (Radiotherapy Treatment, Radium Treatment) Cancer treatment using high energy waves similar to X-rays. Used to be called radium treatment because all radiotherapy used to be given using radium.
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=r

  5. Radiotherapy
    Using radiation to treat a patient
    Found op http://www.makingsenseofhealth.org.uk/default.html?section=Secondary&chapte

  6. Radiotherapy
    Radiation therapy uses x-rays to treat disease, especially cancer.
    Found op http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pages/hub.xhtml

  7. Radiotherapy
    The treatment of cancer using radiation (x-rays, gamma rays etc) to destroy cancer cells.
    Found op http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Get_Support/Cancer_types/Glossary.xhtml

  8. Radiotherapy
    The treatment of disease (usually cancer) by x-rays/radiation
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  9. Radiotherapy
    See Radiation therapy.
    Found op http://www.elekta.com/patient_international_medical_terms.php

  10. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy: The treatment of disease with ionizing radiation. Also called radiation therapy. In radiotherapy, high-energy rays are often used to damage cancer cells and stop them from growing and dividing. A specialist in the radiation treatment of cancer is called a radiation oncologist. Like sur...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=12172

  11. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy (radiation therapy) uses deep x-rays to kill cancer cells.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  12. Radiotherapy
    Ra`di·o·ther'a·py noun [ Radio- + therapy .] (Medicine) Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/4



  1. radiotherapy
    <oncology> The treatment of disease by ionising radiation. ... Origin: Gr. Therapeia = cure ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?radiotherapy

  2. radiotherapy
    radiation therapy noun (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=radiotherapy

  3. radiotherapy
    (ra″de-o-ther´ә-pe) radiation therapy.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. Radiotherapy
    • (n.) Treatment of disease by means of Rontgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/radiotherapy/

  5. radiotherapy
    (radio- + Gr. therapeia cure) the treatment of disease by ionizing radiation.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio74.html

  6. radiotherapy
    radiotherapy, roentgenotherapy 1. The medical specialty concerned with the use of electromagnetic or particulate radiation in the treatment of disease. 2. The treatment of disease by means of X-rays or other forms of ionizing radiation.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1864/

  7. radiotherapy
    medical radiology applied to therapy
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=881-01-10

  8. radiotherapy
    Treatment of disease by radiation from X-ray machines or radioactive sources. Radiation in the correct dosage can be used to kill cancerous cells and prevent their spreading. Generally speaking, the rays of a diagnostic X-ray machine are not penetrating enough to be efficient in treatment, so for th...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011605.html

  9. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy is a method of treating diseases such as cancer through the use of high powered X-rays amongst other specialised rays, because of the resulting radiation this can damage healthy cells and combined with Chemotherapy can result in baldness. Also See: Chemotherapy Related Hair Loss
    Found op http://www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk/glossary.php#glossary_A

  10. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy is a method of treating diseases such as cancer through the use of high powered X-rays amongst other specialised rays, because of the resulting radiation this can damage healthy cells and combined with Chemotherapy can result in baldness. Also See: Chemotherapy Related Hair Loss
    Found op http://www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk/glossary.php#glossary_B

  11. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy is a method of treating diseases such as cancer through the use of high powered X-rays amongst other specialised rays, because of the resulting radiation this can damage healthy cells and combined with Chemotherapy can result in baldness. Also See: Chemotherapy Related Hair Loss
    Found op http://www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk/glossary.php#glossary_C

  12. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy is a method of treating diseases such as cancer through the use of high powered X-rays amongst other specialised rays, because of the resulting radiation this can damage healthy cells and combined with Chemotherapy can result in baldness. Also See: Chemotherapy Related Hair Loss
    Found op http://www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk/glossary.php#glossary_D

  13. Radiotherapy
    Radiotherapy is a method of treating diseases such as cancer through the use of high powered X-rays amongst other specialised rays, because of the resulting radiation this can damage healthy cells and combined with Chemotherapy can result in baldness. Also See: Chemotherapy Related Hair Loss
    Found op http://www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk/glossary.php#glossary_E

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