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Noun(1) (medicine, especially cancer(2) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance

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(1) And earlier this year she went into remission and put her recovery down to radiotherapy and a herbal remedy.(2) In patients who are unfit to have radical surgery, radiotherapy may be administered to the inguinal lymph nodes.(3) Treatment options for cervical cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.(4) Seven patients treated with radiotherapy developed some radiation telangiectasia.(5) A dry mouth caused by certain drugs or after chemotherapy or radiotherapy to the head and neck may also lead to thrush.(6) Surgery may be followed by chemotherapy, radiotherapy or hormone treatment.(7) However, the influence of his early chiefs led him to train in the developing specialism of radiotherapy .(8) After two major operations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy , the disease went into remission.(9) No further chemotherapy or radiotherapy could be given to control this recurrence.(10) Often, the initial response of a cancer to radiotherapy is a good indication of how successful the treatment will be.(11) Repopulation during protracted treatment is one reason for tumour persistence after radiotherapy .(12) Palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy may increase this risk by causing tumours to shrink.(13) After an adventurous war time career in the Polish Free Forces he specialised in radiotherapy .(14) As a result, many patients who have had a mastectomy will now also receive postoperative radiotherapy .(15) He underwent a course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy but the cancer was so aggressive it spread to his stomach.(16) She started on chemotherapy, and then doubled up this treatment with radiotherapy .
Related Words
(1) radiotherapy
(2) radio
(3) therapy
Synonyms
Noun
1. radiation therapy
2. radiation
3. actinotherapy
4. irradiation


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

That's tissue inflammation.
It's a reaction to your radiotherapy.

That's tissue inflammation. It's a reaction to your RADIOTHERAPY.

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 9


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