1) Actinotherapy 2) Curietherapy 3) Phototherapy
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1) Actinotherapy 2) Irradiation 3) Radiation 4) Radiation therapy 5) Therapy
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• (n.) Treatment of disease by means of Rontgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.
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(radio- + Gr. therapeia cure) the treatment of disease by ionizing radiation.
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The use of high energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells.
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The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy), or it may come from radioactive material placed in the body near cancer cells (internal radiation therapy). Systemic radiotherapy...
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medical radiology applied to therapy
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See Radiation therapy.
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<oncology> The treatment of disease by ionising radiation. ... Origin: Gr. Therapeia = cure ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ra″de-o-ther´ә-pe) radiation therapy.
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A treatment that uses radiation to treat cancers (and sometimes other diseases). See radiotherapy section.
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The use of high-energy radiation from X-rays, neutrons and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy) or from materials called radioisotopes. Radioisotopes produce radiation and can be placed in or near the tumor or in the area near cancer cells. This ty...
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Radiotherapy (radiation therapy) uses deep x-rays to kill cancer cells.
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Ra`di·o·ther'a·py noun [
Radio- +
therapy .]
(Medicine) Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.
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The treatment of disease by radiation.
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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 surgery, radiation therapy is a local treatment; it a...
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Radiation therapy uses x-rays to treat disease, especially cancer.
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Radiation therapy.
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It is used by doctors to help some of their patients.
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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.
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(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.
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The treatment of cancer using radiation (x-rays, gamma rays etc) to destroy cancer cells.
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radiation therapy noun (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
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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
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(also called Radiation Therapy) Medical therapy consisting of one or more treatments with ionization radiation. More information about radiotherapy is available through the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
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