radiation therapy

noun

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It is used as needed to manage dry mouth and symptoms of treatments like radiation therapies. Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Jan. 2025 Jessica Reynolds View 1 Images Prostate cancer is usually treated with surgery and radiation therapy, but these can have drastic side effects. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025 Proton therapy is a more precise type of radiation with fewer side effects than conventional radiation therapy. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Six weeks of radiation therapy followed, with Strahan documenting each step of the way. Lawrence Yee, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radiation therapy 

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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 30 Jan. 2025.

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radiation therapy

noun

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