Synonym for teletherapy ... Radiation therapy administered with the source at a distance from the body. ... Compare: interstitial therapy. ... Synonym: teleroentgentherapy. ... Origin: G. Tele, distant, + therapeia, treatment ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tel′ĕ-rent′gen-thār′ă-pē Synonyms: teletherapy
teleroentgentherapy, teletherapy Radiation therapy (treatment with high energy radiation from X-rays or other sources of radiation) administered with the source at a distance from the body. Related 'roentgen, x-ray' units: Roentgen Biography; Chemical Element: roentgenium.teletherapy, teleroentgentherapy Radiotherapy using a source of radiation at a distance from the patient.