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ra·di·o·ther·a·py

(rā′dē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē)

n. pl. ra·di·o·ther·a·pies

Treatment of disease with radiation, especially by selective irradiation with x-rays or other ionizing radiation and by ingestion of radioisotopes. Also called radiation therapy.

ra′di·o·ther′a·pist n.

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radiotherapy

(ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ)

(Medicine) the treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of alpha or beta particles emitted from an implanted or ingested radioisotope, or by means of a beam of high-energy radiation. Compare chemotherapy

radiotherapeutic adj

ˌradioˌtheraˈpeutically adv

ˌradioˈtherapist n

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ra•di•o•ther•a•py

(ˌreɪ di oʊˈθɛr ə pi)

n.

the treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactive substances. Also called radiation therapy.

[1900–05]

ra`di•o•ther′a•pist, n.

radiotherapy

a method of treating diseases with x rays or the radiation from other radioactive substances. Also called actinotherapy. — radiotherapist, n. — radiotherapeutic, adj.

radiotherapy

[ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθerəpɪ] N → radioterapia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

radiotherapy

[ˌreɪdiəʊˈθɛrəpi]

n → radiothérapie f

modif [treatment] → par radiothérapie; [unit] → de radiothérapieradio wave n → onde f radio inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

radiotherapy

[ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ] n → radioterapia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

radiotherapy

(reidiəuˈθerəpi) noun

the treatment of disease by X-rays and other forms of radiation.

ra·di·o·ther·a·py

n. radioterapia, tratamiento de una enfermedad por medio de rayos-x o por otras sustancias radioactivas.

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The innovative procedure, Intensity Modulated RadioTherapy (IMRT), is said to be better for patients as it means those with difficult to reach tumours can be treated with radiotherapy.

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Therefore, we hypothesized that the immune response elicited by radiotherapy may be as important as the radiation itself for successful treatment.

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"This study should act as an evidence-based lever for change for radiotherapy centers that have yet to implement breast IMRT (intensity-modulated radiotherapy)," wrote Dr.