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radiotherapy

[ rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

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


radiotherapy

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ; ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

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 radiation Compare chemotherapy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • radiotherapeutic, adjective
  • ˌ徱ˌٳˈܳپ, adverb
  • ˌ徱ˈٳ辱, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • d··ٳa·辱 noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of radiotherapy1

First recorded in 1900–05; radio- + therapy
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Example Sentences

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A trial originally began in July 2022, but the jury was discharged the following month after Brooks was admitted to hospital, suffering osteoradionecrosis - a medical complication of radiotherapy, which required surgery.

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The man was not offered chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

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Chemotherapy or radiotherapy can also be used if the surgery is not successful.

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Soap actress Ali Bastian has said she is "free from cancer" following a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.

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It had started spreading to nearby organs and he was offered the nationally-recommended treatment of hormone therapy and radiotherapy for his particular type of cancer.

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