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Noun: radiation therapy  ,rey-dee'ey-shun 'the-ru-pee
  1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    "The oncologist recommended a course of radiation therapy for the tumour";
    - radiotherapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation

Type of: therapy, treatment

Encyclopedia: Radiation therapy