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Noun Concept
Categories: Medical physics, Radioactivity, Radiation therapy, Radiation health effects, Radiobiology
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radiotherapy  radiation therapy  radiation  actinotherapy  irradiation
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance WordNet 3.0
English:
medicine
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is a treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer therapy to either kill or control the growth of malignant cells. Wikipedia
Therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells Wikipedia Disambiguation
Therapy using ionizing radiation Wikidata
Exposure to or treatment with light or other electromagnetic radiation or with beams of particles. OmegaWiki
The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy. Wiktionary
Treatment of disease by ultraviolet light. Wiktionary (translation)
A process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents. Wiktionary
A process of sterilisation. Wiktionary (translation)
The use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer. Wiktionary
The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease. Wiktionary
Therapeutic use of radiation. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
therapy
specialization
cancer treatment
HAS KIND
radium therapy
phototherapy
X-ray therapy
tomotherapy
Intraoperative radiation therapy
+18 relations
HAS INSTANCE
cobalt therapy
TheraSphere
Negative ion products
CATEGORY DOMAIN
medicine
DERIVATION
radiologist
DIFFERENT FROM
chemotherapy
MEDICAL CONDITION TREATED
tumor
PRACTICED BY
radiation therapist
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
Wikipedia
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radiation therapy
Wikidata
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radiation therapy
Wiktionary
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actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy
OmegaWiki
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irradiation
Wikipedia Redirections
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3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, 3-dimensional radiation therapy, Actinotherapy, Cobalt-beam therapy, Computer-assisted radiotherapy, Contact x-ray brachytherapy, Contact X-ray brachytherapy (Papillon), fraction (radiation therapy), IMRT, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, Intensity modulated radiation therapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, irradiation therapy, medical radiation, Medical radiation therapy, Primatom, radiation (medicine), radiation medicine, radiation oncology, Radiation Therapy, radiation treatment, Radio oncology, radio therapy, radioisotope therapy, radiotherapeutic, radiotherapy, Radiotherapy dosage, Roentgen therapy, Roentgenotherapy, Side effects of radiation therapy, skin-sparing effect, therapeutic radiation, ultraviolet irradiation therapy, X-Ray treatment, X-Ray Treatment, X Ray Treatment
Wikidata Alias
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radiotherapy, Radiotherapy, RT, RTx, XRT

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