radiation therapy

noun

: radiotherapy

Examples of radiation therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In my specialty of head and neck cancers, many patients undergo a grueling five to seven weeks of radiation therapy, often in addition to chemotherapy. — Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

PhotoTat can have additional practical applications, including for medical tattoos like those done on cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026

Other factors outside personal control include dense breast tissue, starting menstruation before age 12, reaching menopause after age 55, never having been pregnant and prior radiation therapy to the chest before age 30. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

Adaptive radiation therapy is also used to more precisely target other cancers, doctors say. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radiation therapy

• immunotherapy
• pharmacotherapy
• physiotherapy
• radiotherapy
• brachytherapy
• chemotherapy
• cryotherapy
• hydrotherapy
• hypnotherapy
• monotherapy
• phototherapy
• psychotherapy

Medical Definition

radiation therapy

noun

: radiotherapy