radiation therapy

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noun

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
• Syn:
radiotherapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
• Derivationally related forms:
radiotherapist (for: radiotherapy)
• Topics:
medicine, medical specialty
• Hypernyms:
therapy
• Hyponyms:
phototherapy, radium therapy, Curietherapy, X-ray therapy