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curietherapy

curietherapy

9.9
A cancer treatment that uses radiation from radium to treat tumours
  • noun
  • /ˌkjʊəriˈθɛrəpi/
  • Archaic
translation icon : curieterapia
  • The patient underwent curietherapy as part of her cancer treatment plan.

Examples

  • Doctors often recommend curietherapy for certain types of cancer.

  • Early forms of curietherapy required direct handling of radium by medical staff.

  • Advances in radiation techniques have largely replaced curietherapy with safer methods.

  • Have you heard about curietherapy?

  • The patient underwent curietherapy to target her malignant tumor effectively.

  • Doctors often recommend curietherapy as an effective treatment for some cancers.

  • During her treatment, she received curietherapy to combat advanced cancer.

Synonyms

radiation
vscurietherapy
  • Specialized
87 3.7

Treatment that uses strong rays to kill cancer cells

limits that general treatment to a single specific radioactive source
radiation therapy
vscurietherapy
  • Specialized
7 3.9

A treatment that uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells

refers instead to treatment relying on one particular radioactive source
radiotherapy
vscurietherapy
  • Specialized
2 4.4

Treatment that uses strong rays to destroy cancer cells

specifies the use of a single named radioactive source instead of general exposure
brachytherapy
vscurietherapy
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A cancer treatment that puts radioactive material inside or next to a tumor

differs by naming a specific radioactive source rather than focusing on placement
radium therapy
vscurietherapy
  • Archaic
6.5

A medical treatment using radium to treat cancer that was used in the past

is the same treatment but called by a different name
actinotherapy
vscurietherapy
  • Archaic
9.9

To treat disease by exposing the body to radiation, often for cancer

focuses on using one particular radioactive source rather than any radiation

Surface Forms

curietherapy singular
curietherapies plural

Morphology

curietherapy = curie + therapy (semi-transparent) = curie + therapy

The parts 'Curie' and 'therapy' are identifiable, but understanding that it specifically means radiation treatment (radium) requires knowledge of Curie's association with radioactivity, which is specialized.

Etymology

Curietherapy is named after the scientist Curie (Marie Curie), who used the radioactive element 'radium' to treat cancer, and it joins Curie with therapy, which means 'treatment'. So, curietherapy is a radiation 'treatment' that uses radium.