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Noun: actinotherapy  ,ak-ti-now'the-ru-pee
  1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    "The oncologist recommended actinotherapy as part of the cancer treatment plan";
    - radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, irradiation

Derived forms: actinotherapies

Type of: therapy, treatment

Encyclopedia: Actinotherapy