radiation therapy

noun

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Phelps has had surgery to remove the initial tumor, radiation therapy, three liver surgeries and 48 rounds of chemotherapy. Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 In one paper included in the analysis, a 2017 study of people undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, 75 percent of patients were men. Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2025 In the study, only seven patients overall received radiation therapy. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 They can be used to diagnose muscle or bone conditions, identify bone breaks or fractures, locate tumors, infection or blood clots, help guide doctors during surgeries, biopsies or radiation therapy, and find places of internal bleeding after trauma. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.

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radiation therapy

noun

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