"radiation therapy" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (medicine) The use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer. Wikipedia link: radiation therapy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Radioactivity Synonyms: irradiation, radiotherapy, therapeutic radiology
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