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Noun: radiotherapy  ,rey-dee-ow'the-ru-pee
  1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    "radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy";
    - radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation

Type of: therapy, treatment

Encyclopedia: Radiotherapy, adjuvant

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