Radiotherapy (RAY-dee-oh-THAYR-uh-pee) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Radiotherapy (RAY-dee-oh-THAYR-uh-pee)? The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy), or it may come from radioactive material pl

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