Word
radiotherapy
Phoneticsra·dio·ther·a·py
UK/ɹˌeɪdɪəʊθˈɛɹəpi/
Definition
n. a medical treatment that uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors. Doctors often use it alongside surgery or other medicines to help patients get better.
n. the treatment of disease, especially cancer, using ionizing radiation to destroy malignant cells. Often administered in fractionated doses to allow healthy tissue to recover between sessions.
Examples
“The patient started radiotherapy to shrink the tumor before surgery.”
“After the surgeon removed the primary mass, the patient underwent six weeks of radiotherapy to ensure no cancer cells remained.”
“Advances in medical imaging allow clinicians to target radiotherapy with extreme precision, minimizing damage to the healthy organs surrounding the site of the malignancy.”
Examples
simple
“The patient started radiotherapy to shrink the tumor before surgery.”
contextual
“After the surgeon removed the primary mass, the patient underwent six weeks of radiotherapy to ensure no cancer cells remained.”
complex
“Advances in medical imaging allow clinicians to target radiotherapy with extreme precision, minimizing damage to the healthy organs surrounding the site of the malignancy.”
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the medical field or the general treatment method.
Real-World Examples
“She told BBC Radio Scotland : "I underwent six months of chemotherapy and a month of radiotherapy, it was really difficult.” “The mission carried two identical torsos, nicknamed Helga and Zohar, adapted from radiotherapy dosimetry phantoms already used in cancer treatment planning.” Etymology
From radio- + therapy.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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