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actinotherapy

DEFINITIONS OF: actinotherapy

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n (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Synonyms:
irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy
Types:
phototherapy
the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
Curietherapy, radium therapy
the use of radium in radiation therapy
X-ray therapy
the therapeutic use of X rays
Type of:
therapy
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
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