radiation therapy

noun

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Optimizing Treatment Planning In oncology, AI transforms radiation therapy through real-time adaptive planning. Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 At stage 4, it is considered difficult to cure, but treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy can help prolong life. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 The partnership has allowed Carroll Hospital to add more space and services and secure better equipment for state-of-the-art catheterization capabilities for heart patients and radiation therapy treatments for cancer treatments, citing just two examples. Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025 Two years later, the actress was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer and underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment. Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radiation therapy

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radiation therapy was in 1922

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“Radiation therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiation%20therapy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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radiation therapy

noun

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