therapeutic radiology


ra·di·a·tion on·col·o·gy

1. the medical specialty concerned with the use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of disease; 2. the medical specialty of radiation therapy; 3. the use of radiation in the treatment of neoplasms. Synonym(s): radiotherapy, therapeutic radiology

ra·di·a·tion on·col·o·gy

(rā'dē-ā'shŭn on-kol'ŏ-jē) The medical specialty concerned with the use and study of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer.
Synonym(s): therapeutic radiology.