radiation therapy

noun

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Radiation Works on Knee Pain a Few Ways Low-dose radiation therapy is thought to ease knee pain by combating inflammation, says Austin Kirschner, MD, PhD, an associate professor of radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Traditionally, this has been treated with a type of focused radiation called stereotactic body radiation therapy, a highly precise type of radiation therapy used to treat tumors in the body. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 With surgery off the table for now and having completed radiation therapy, Aylin could move forward with her quinceañera as planned. Dawn Klavon, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 Chemotherapy and radiation therapy have a number of side effects that damage the heart. Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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radiation therapy

noun

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