Definitions for: Radiotherapy

[n] (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance

Webster (1913) Definition: Ra`di*o*ther"a*py, n. [Radio- + therapy.] (Med.)
Treatment of disease by means of R["o]ntgen rays or other
forms of radioactivity.

Synonyms: actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy

See Also: Curietherapy, phototherapy, radium therapy, therapy, X-ray therapy

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