radiation
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- noun
- /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Treatments included surgical resection alone, radiation therapy alone, and surgical resection plus postoperative radiation.
- radiation therapy
- radiation treatment
- radiation dose
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe this is just inflammation from the radiation or some of the treatments.
- Maybe this is just inflammation from the radiation or some of the treatments.
- He showed up for his last chemo radiation treatment with a Gronk jersey.
- I did lose my mind a bit, I will say, especially during radiation.
- It's NLPHL, no chemo, no radiation.
- So the pain, my father's pain and going through chemo or radiation of the surgeries wasn't permanent.
Examples
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Some authors recommend that radiation therapy be administered to achieve locoregional control only in advanced cases.
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The other patient did undergo postoperative radiation therapy and was alive without disease at five years.
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Of the 30 patients, 16 had received radiation therapy to the primary site.
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But that was back in the day before radiation treatment was very refined.
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Aunt Rose went in and out of the hospital for radiation and chemotherapy.
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Maybe this is just inflammation from the radiation or some of the treatments.
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I spent a lot of time with Mom that year down in Florida as she struggled through her chemo and radiation.
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The patient underwent postoperative radiation therapy, which was directed at the surgical area.
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We utilized adjuvant systemic chemotherapy and radiation in our initial series.
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He will begin his radiation treatment for cancer next week at the clinic.
Synonyms
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A treatment that uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells
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To expose something to radiation for medical treatment or testing
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Treatment that uses strong rays to destroy cancer cells
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A treatment that uses focused beams of radiation to destroy tumors without cutting the body
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A cancer treatment that puts radioactive material inside or next to a tumor
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A medical treatment using radiation from outside the body to treat cancer
To treat disease by exposing the body to radiation, often for cancer
A cancer treatment that uses radiation from radium to treat tumours
A medical treatment using radium to treat cancer that was used in the past
Compounds
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A treatment that uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells
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Waves of energy like radio, visible light, and X-rays that move through space
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Low-level energy from natural sources in the environment, like cosmic rays and rocks, not from the thing being tested
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An illness after a large amount of harmful radiation that causes nausea, vomiting, and hair loss
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A weak glow of heat left from the Big Bang that fills the universe
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A type of radiation made of tiny uncharged particles from atoms that can harm cells
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A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet
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Light and heat given off by an object that absorbs all light, changing colour with temperature
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A faint microwave glow left from the early universe that fills space nearly evenly
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Waves that carry sound and pictures through the air, like radio and TV signals
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Radiation made of heavy particles that radioactive materials send out
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The way an antenna sends out signal strength in different directions
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The light and heat given off by a perfect object that absorbs all light, depending only on its temperature
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A very small push that light gives to a surface when it hits it
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A type of energy made of small fast particles released by radioactive materials
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A stream of very small bits of matter, like atoms, that carries energy and can pass through things
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An illness you get from very strong harmful rays that makes you vomit, lose hair, and can cause death
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One species changes into many species that live in different places or do different jobs in nature
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A flow of very small particles from radioactive sources that can pass through matter
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A group of nerve fibers that carries sight signals to the part of the brain that sees
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A picture that shows how an antenna sends a signal in different directions
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Light that causes chemical changes in materials, such as ultraviolet or visible light
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A rule that shows how much light or heat a perfect object gives at each color for a given temperature
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A very small push on a surface caused by particles in a beam of light
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A force from sound waves that pushes on a surface in the way the waves move
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Waves of energy like light or X-rays that carry energy not matter
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A tool that measures temperature of hot objects without touching them
How Intense
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Morphology
Etymology
Radiation comes from the old Latin word radius, meaning 'ray' or 'spoke', and is like a radiator that sends out heat. In medicine, radiation means using focused 'rays' to hit and treat disease, so the name reminds us it is treatment by beams from a source.