| radiation therapy |
Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis). Although radiotherapy is often used as part of curative therapy, it is occasionally used as a palliative treatment, where cure is not possible and the aim is for symptomatic relief. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_therapy
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| radiosurgery |
Radiosurgery is a medical procedure which allows non-invasive brain surgery, i.e., without actually opening the skull), by means of directed beams of ionizing radiation. It is a relatively recent technique (1951), which is used to destroy, by means of a precise dosage of radiation, intracranial tumors and other lesions that could be otherwise inaccessible or inadequate for open surgery. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiosurgery
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| radiotherapy |
Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis). Although radiotherapy is often used as part of curative therapy, it is occasionally used as a palliative treatment, where cure is not possible and the aim is for symptomatic relief. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotherapy
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| radiant |
A direction in the sky from which, by perspective, meteors appear to come if they share a common orbit.
Ãâó: www.geocities.com/vodickar/Glossary.html
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| radical cystectomy |
Surgery to remove the bladder as well as nearby tissues and organs.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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