radiotherapy
noun
ra·dio·ther·a·py
ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈther-ə-pē 
: the treatment of disease with radiation (such as X-rays)
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Treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy require patients to maintain their strength and research has shown that medical nutrition improves tolerance to the therapies.
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 17 June 2024
The radiotherapy and chemotherapy Fidaa needed was not available in Gaza, Maher said, so doctors referred her for medical treatment abroad.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
If lung cancer is caught at an early stage, treatments usually include surgically removing the cancerous tumor or stereotactic body radiotherapy, radiation that targets the cancerous cells, said Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, a thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
But whole-brain radiotherapy may offer better outcomes.
—Benjamin Leach, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023
Clinical trials stand out amidst the bleak landscape of GBM treatment, where patients typically receive surgery, followed by a toxic and ultimately ineffective regimen of chemotherapy drugs and radiotherapy (i.e. beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells).
—Ourbrainbank, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Patients need to stay still during radiotherapy to ensure the beam stays on course.
—Behzad Ebrahimi, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Another form of radiotherapy is proton beam therapy, or PBT, which directs protons instead of X-rays at tumors.
—Behzad Ebrahimi, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Isabella then celebrated the recovery milestone with a hearty and ceremonious ringing of the bell, also posing with her radiotherapy mask.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 17 June 2024
The radiotherapy and chemotherapy Fidaa needed was not available in Gaza, Maher said, so doctors referred her for medical treatment abroad.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
If lung cancer is caught at an early stage, treatments usually include surgically removing the cancerous tumor or stereotactic body radiotherapy, radiation that targets the cancerous cells, said Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, a thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
But whole-brain radiotherapy may offer better outcomes.
—Benjamin Leach, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023
Clinical trials stand out amidst the bleak landscape of GBM treatment, where patients typically receive surgery, followed by a toxic and ultimately ineffective regimen of chemotherapy drugs and radiotherapy (i.e. beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells).
—Ourbrainbank, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Patients need to stay still during radiotherapy to ensure the beam stays on course.
—Behzad Ebrahimi, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Another form of radiotherapy is proton beam therapy, or PBT, which directs protons instead of X-rays at tumors.
—Behzad Ebrahimi, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Isabella then celebrated the recovery milestone with a hearty and ceremonious ringing of the bell, also posing with her radiotherapy mask.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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radiotherapy
noun
ra·dio·ther·a·py
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈther-ə-pē
plural radiotherapies
: the treatment of disease by means of radiation (as X-rays)
called also radiation therapy, radium therapy
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