radiation therapy

noun

Examples of radiation therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Similarly, chemotherapy drugs, radiation therapy, and hormone suppression therapy, as Munn mentioned, can also disrupt your body’s natural hormone production. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Apr. 2024 Sledgehammer cancer treatments The most common treatments for cancer — radiation therapy and chemotherapy — are like sledgehammers, striking all cells and often damaging healthy tissue. Katie Hunt, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024 Her cancer had a promising treatment protocol, and her physician father was able to call in a second opinion that spared her the harshness of radiation therapy. Louis Lucero Ii, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Treatment typically includes surgery and radiation therapy. Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023 Stomach cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, targeted drugs and radiation therapy. John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2024 Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella is celebrating her final day of radiation therapy after undergoing emergency surgery to treat a cancerous brain tumor in October. EW.com, 16 Jan. 2024 To treat cancer, medical advancements have given patients more treatment options today beyond chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024 Fundamentals of radiation therapy At the heart of radiation therapy lies the fundamental principle that cancer cells are more susceptible to radiation than healthy cells. Behzad Ebrahimi, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024

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Word History

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 1 May. 2024.

Medical Definition

radiation therapy

noun

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