radiation therapy
випромінювання, випромінення, радіація
излучение, облучение
Bestrahlung
The use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancerThe use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer.
» Part of her treatment required that she undergo radiation therapy.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer.
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Examples
3 sentencesPart of her treatment required that she undergo radiation therapy.
An adult female patient is being readied for radiation therapy.
Radiation therapy is the second most common cancer treatment, after chemotherapy.
Synonyms
5 synonymsirradiationradiotherapytherapeutic radiology
Close in meaning
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance:radiotherapyradiationactinotherapyirradiation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable