RADIOTHERAPY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radiotherapy mean? 

• RADIOTHERAPY (noun)
  The noun RADIOTHERAPY has 1 sense:

1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

  Familiarity information: RADIOTHERAPY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIOTHERAPY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

actinotherapy; irradiation; radiation; radiation therapy; radiotherapy

Hypernyms ("radiotherapy" is a kind of...):

therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radiotherapy"):

phototherapy (the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn)

Curietherapy; radium therapy (the use of radium in radiation therapy)

X-ray therapy (the therapeutic use of X rays)

Derivation:

radiotherapist (a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease)

 Context examples 

Also called radiation therapy and radiotherapy.

(Irradiation, NCI Dictionary)

It may occur de novo or as a result of exposure to alkylating agents and/or radiotherapy.

(Myelodysplastic syndrome, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

This results in suppression of signalling to trigger chemo- and radiotherapy induced nausea and vomiting.

(Dolasetron, NCI Thesaurus)

The enhanced ability of tumor cells to repair DSBs plays a major role in the resistance of tumor cells to chemo- and radiotherapy.

(DNA-dependent Protein Kinase-targeting siDNA DT01, NCI Thesaurus)

It responds to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

(Dysgerminoma, NCI Thesaurus)

APS may improve compliance of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.

(Injectable Astragalus membranaceus Polysaccharide, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment options include complete surgical removal of the tumor with or without adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

(Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Radiotherapy using radioactive particles that deposit a high amount of energy by radiation per unit length of travel.

(High-LET Radiotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

A research program that provides specialized radiotherapy quality assurance and diagnostic imaging data management services.

(Imaging Quality Assurance Review Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Radiotherapy is one of the most effective ways to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors.

(New Way Discovered for Protecting against High-Dose Radiation Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)