the emission or transfer of radiant energy as particles, electromagnetic waves, sound, etc
b.
the particles, etc, emitted, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
2. Also called: radiation therapy medicine
treatment using a radioactive substance
3. anatomy
a group of nerve fibres that diverge from their common source
4. adaptive radiation
5.
the act, state, or process of radiating or being radiated
6. surveying
the fixing of points around a central plane table by using an alidade and measuring tape
Derived forms
radiational (ˌradiˈational)
adjective
Examples of 'radiation therapy' in a sentence
radiation therapy
They gave you radiation therapy that made you sick and your hair fall out.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2004)
And with radiation therapy, also, fertility is nearly always impaired.
The Sun (2013)
Steroids may be given and radiation therapy may also be needed.
The Sun (2015)
I found the after-effects of the radiation therapy very hard to overcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Get your solar radiation therapy on the roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She was plucked from the torrent of adolescence and subjected to radiation therapy.
Globe and Mail (2003)
He was given the all-clear after radiation therapy.
Houston Chronicle (2001)
Currently, the only option for parents is surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The cancer was treated but the radiation therapy destroyed part of his skull, while the continued course of immunosuppressants meant his wound would not heal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Take intensity modulated radiation therapy, a high-tech method that moulds beams of radiation to the shape of tumours, minimising damage to healthy tissue.