radiation therapy

noun

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Cancer pain can be due to surgery, tumor burden, or unpleasant treatment procedures, including radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026 Fuel shortages are keeping doctors and nurses away from work and hospitals are canceling surgeries and delaying vaccines for children and life-saving treatments such as kidney dialysis and radiation therapy. Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026 Treatment options can include surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 In Washington state, the Confluence Health hospital system launched an ambitious effort to build a $14 million state-of-the art radiation therapy site at its campus in Moses Lake, about midway between Seattle and Spokane. Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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radiation therapy

noun

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