radiation therapy

noun

: radiotherapy

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Some radiation therapies also carry a lower risk than others. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 Certain radiation therapies also carry a lower risk of causing impotence than others. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 Joe Biden had surgery to remove skin cancer lesions in September last year and completed a round of radiation therapy for prostate cancer in October. — T. Michelle Murphy, Time, 9 Aug. 2026 Prostate cancer is highly treatable when caught early, with options that include surgery, radiation therapy or active surveillance, an approach that monitors slow-growing cancers without immediately intervening. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 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 14 Aug. 2026.

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radiation therapy

noun
: radiotherapy

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