radiotherapy

English

Etymology

radio- +‎ therapy

Noun

radiotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural radiotherapies)

The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease.

Synonyms

radiation therapy

Derived terms

radiotherapist

Translations

therapeutic use of radiation

Catalan: radioteràpia f
Czech: radioterapie (cs) f
Dutch: radiotherapie (nl) f, bestraling (nl) f

Italian: radioterapia (it) f
Spanish: radioterapia f

See also

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