| 释义 |
radioˈtherapy
[f. radio- 2 + therapy.]
The treatment of disease by means of X-rays or other forms of ionizing radiation.
1903Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. CXLIX. 325/1 He had been interested in comparing the effects of phototherapy and radiotherapy. 1904Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 2/1 A working knowledge of the technique of radio-therapy. 1955Bull. Atomic Sci. Oct. 287/3 These will become available in source strength varying from kilocurie sources of radiocaesium for use in radiotherapy to megacurie sources for industrial applications. 1970Sci. Jrnl. Mar. 62/3 Where a cancer has become disseminated to other areas, treatment with drugs or radiotherapy is used. 1974‘H. Carmichael’ Motive iv. 47 Dr. Egan will see you. He's in the Radio-Therapy department.
Hence radioˈtherapist, one who practises radiotherapy.
1918R. Knox Radiogr. (ed. 2) II. 388 It is easy..to understand the complexity of the problem which confronts the radiotherapist in dealing with morbid growths. 1934Lancet 29 Sept. 697/1 The patient should..be examined in consultation with an expert radiotherapist before any operation on the primary tumour or glands. 1976Ibid. 6 Nov. 992/1 The introduction of improved techniques has enabled radiotherapists to treat relatively large volumes of the body with comparative safety. |