radiotherapies meaning
[Medicine]
The use of ionizing radiation to treat malignant neoplasms and other benign conditions. The most common forms of ionizing radiation used as therapy are x-rays,gamma rays,and electrons. A special form of radiotherapy,targeted radiotherapy,links a cytotoxic radionuclide to a molecule that targets the tumor. When this molecule is an antibody or other immunologic molecule,the technique is called RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY.
The use of ionizing radiation to treat malignant neoplasms and other benign conditions. The most common forms of ionizing radiation used as therapy are x-rays,gamma rays,and electrons. A special form of radiotherapy,targeted radiotherapy,links a cytotoxic radionuclide to a molecule that targets the tumor. When this molecule is an antibody or other immunologic molecule,the technique is called RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY.
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Examples
More: Next- surgery and radiotherapy should be combined.
- gamma knife treatment is a kind of radiotherapy
- nursing of toxic and side effect of chest radiotherapy
- simulation in radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma
- a new type of die for blocks of x-ray conformal radiotherapy
