radiation_therapy
1. [ noun ] (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
Synonyms: actinotherapy irradiation radiation radiotherapy
Related terms: therapy radium_therapy X-ray_therapy phototherapy medicine
Similar spelling:   radiation_pyrometer
  radiation_pattern
  radiation_diagram
  radiation_syndrome
  radiation_pressure
  radiation_field
  radiation_sickness