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 treatment' in a sentence
radiation treatment
Currently surgery or radiation treatment on so many affected areas would prove fatal.
The Sun (2017)
The operation was followed by six weeks of radiation treatment and months of chemotherapy.
canada.com (2004)
The photos during her radiation treatment were difficult to take.
The Sun (2012)
He is reportedly having a revolutionary new radiation treatment.
The Sun (2009)
Patients who undergo standard radiation treatment rarely jump anywhere.
Globe and Mail (2004)
The particle responsible for contamination—lutetium 177—matched the type used for the deceased’s radiation treatment.
2019, 'Radioactive Material Transferred by Cancer Patient’s Body Contaminated an ArizonaCrematorium', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/radioactive-material-transferred-cancer-patients-body-contaminated-arizona-crematorium-180971580/
She's undergoing her daily radiation treatment for pre-cancerous cells, and her consultant dares to suggest that she might want to tell friends and family.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Hours after the press conference, he was due to submit to radiation treatment for four melanoma spots on his brain, each measuring about 2mm.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But he will not know until next week whether that was enough - or if he needs gruelling spot radiation treatment.
The Sun (2009)
Adding radiation treatment to hormone therapy could halve the death rate of older men with prostate cancer, a new study suggests.