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

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  1. n. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  2. Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.
  3. Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms ofradioactivity.
  4. n:100 n. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance