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Radiotherapy
/ɹˌeɪdɪəʊθˈɛɹəpi/
/ɹˌeɪdɪoʊθˈɛɹəpi/
Radiotherapy
[NOUN]1
the process of treating a disease, particularly cancer, using X-rays or similar forms of radiation
Examples
1. Radiotherapy carries an increased risk of heart disease, for example.
2. What is radiotherapy?
3. Two months later, he had to undergo radiotherapy for a brain tumor in Switzerland.
4. The most common treatments for cancer include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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