radiation therapy

noun

Examples of radiation therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web David has been battling cancer on and off over the last few years and Schmitz mailed him the scrapbooks last summer during an especially grueling stretch of radiation therapy. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024 Four days after undergoing whole brain radiation therapy, she became almost totally incapacitated. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024 This finding prompted treatment that included radiation therapy in the prostate gland and the cancerous lymph nodes, as well as androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), a treatment that reduces levels of testosterone, the hormone that enables prostate cancer to grow and progress. Marc B. Garnick, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024 That additional $400,000 in income comes from spending only about $30,000 on the typical two-year associate’s degree—a substantial return on investment, which is even larger for many in-demand programs, such as radiation therapy. Kenneth F. Scheve, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018 See all Example Sentences for radiation therapy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radiation therapy was in 1922

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“Radiation therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiation%20therapy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

radiation therapy

noun

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