radiotherapy
IPA: rˈeɪdioʊθˈɛrʌpi
noun
- The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease.
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Examples of "radiotherapy" in Sentences
- Conventional external beam radiotherapy.
- I had a partial mastectomy and radiotherapy.
- He was successfully treated with radiotherapy.
- Chemotherapy is confused with radiotherapy here.
- Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy may be necessary.
- Although the page on radiotherapy is a bit rubbish.
- This is important for staging and radiotherapy planning.
- Radiotherapy has a role in the palliation of metastatic melanoma.
- This form of high intensity radiotherapy is called radical radiotherapy.
- This form of high intensity radiotherapy is called radical radiotherapy .
- As part of a curative approach to mesothelioma radiotherapy is also commonly applied to the sites of chest drain insertion, in order to prevent growth of the tumor along the track in the chest wall.