radiotherapy (redirected from radiotherapeutic)

ra·di·o·ther·a·py  (rd--thr-p)

n. pl. ra·di·o·ther·a·pies

Treatment of disease with radiation, especially by selective irradiation with x-rays or other ionizing radiation and by ingestion of radioisotopes.

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radi·o·thera·pist n.

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radiotherapy

Noun

the treatment of disease, esp. cancer, by radiation

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radiotherapy

a method of treating diseases with x rays or the radiation from other radioactive substances. Also called actinotherapy. — radiotherapist, n. — radiotherapeutic, adj.

See also: Radiation

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the treatment of diseases, especially malignant cancer, with radium or other radioactive substances. Also called radium therapy.

See also: Medical Specialties, Remedies

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

radiotherapy - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance actinotherapy, radiation therapy, irradiation, radiation therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief" 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 medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Translations

radiotherapy [ˈreɪdɪəuθɛrəpɪ] n → radioterapia

radiotherapy [ˈreɪdɪəuˈθɛrəpɪ] n → radiothérapie f

radiotherapy [ˈreɪdɪəuˈθɛrəpɪ] radio n → Strahlentherapie f

radiotherapy [ˈreɪdɪəuˈθɛrəpɪ] n → radioterapia

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radiotherapy

n radiotherapy [reidiəuˈθerəpi]

the treatment of disease by X-rays and other forms of radiation. radioterapieالعِلاج بالإشْعاعрентгенотерапияradioterapieradioterapidie Strahlentherapieακτινοθεραπείαradioterapiaröntgenraviپرتو درمانیsädehoitoradiothérapieרִיפּוּי בְּקרִינָה.एक्स-रे चित्रणradioterapijasugárkezelésradioterapigeislameðferðradioterapia放射線療法방사선 치료radioterapijaradioterapijaradioterapibestralingstrålebehandlingradioterapiaradioterapiaradioterapieлучевая терапияrádioliečbaradioterapijaradioterapijaradioterapiรังสีบำบัดradyoterapi, ışın/şua tedavisi放射線療法радіотерапіяتابکاری علاجphép chữa bằng tia X放射线疗法