How to Use radiotherapy in a Sentence

radiotherapy

noun
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  • The 53-year-old turned at first to radiotherapy, the hospital said.
    — Author: Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2020
  • They are used in CT scanners, for x-rays of bones and for radiotherapy of malignant tumors.
    — Chandrashekhar Joshi, Scientific American, 1 July 2021
  • In contrast, of those who received just the standard radiotherapy treatment, 72% were alive and 64% did not see their cancer return or spread.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • But many do not return to life as usual right after getting out of the chemotherapy chair or off the radiotherapy table.
    — Annette L. Stanton, STAT, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The Instagram post, liked about 100 times in the first day online, adds that biopsy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are harmful.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Surgery is still the main way of removing tumors, but after X-rays were discovered in 1895, radiotherapy soon became used too.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • Whole-brain radiotherapy: With this method, the entire brain is treated with radiation.
    — Benjamin Leach, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In 2013, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and, while undergoing radiotherapy, began to explore sound as a tool for healing.
    — New York Times, 16 June 2021
  • Unlike Brown, Castillejo underwent only one stem-cell transplantation instead of two and did not have radiotherapy to his entire body as part of his treatment.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji and Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 30 Sep. 2020
  • It has been used for decades to treat patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer.
    — Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2019
  • There should be more options than chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
    — Fox News, 16 May 2018
  • Similarly, the radiotherapy that could cure her lymphatic cancer couldn't be performed because her weakened lungs and heart would likely fail.
    — Fox News, 2 May 2018
  • Because chemotherapy and radiotherapy can make one sterile, women can freeze their eggs before treatment, the BBC reported.
    — Amy Lieu, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • After a hard and courageous battle through chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Sean received the all-clear the following July 2019 and is still officially in remission.
    — Tommy Williams, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Hunt is currently waiting for new dentures to be made, after radiotherapy destroyed his natural teeth.
    — Fox News, 7 May 2018
  • The most common form of radiotherapy today is the use of linear particle accelerators.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • The latest medical technology advances in cancer radiotherapy that Symon discussed are aimed to improve the treatment of prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers.
    — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 28 June 2019
  • Both medical imaging and radiotherapy are mainstays of global health care, and their consistent application saves lives every day.
    — John Ericson, Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2014
  • If you are diagnosed with cancer, keep active, even during treatment, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and during recovery.
    — Julie Broderick, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2019
  • After eight months of treatment, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and an ongoing clinical trial, she was given the all-clear.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Russia also imports a large share of its medical equipment, such as pacemakers and radiotherapy devices, from the European Union and the United States, and its reliance is particularly acute for the most complex and critical machines.
    — Fox News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • For instance, Silent Stories, in which artist Katharine Dowson casted the radiotherapy masks used by patients, is accompanied by a soundscape of patients reflecting on the impacts of cancer treatment and radiotherapy.
    — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2022
  • By placing the radioactive source inside the body, brachytherapy can target tumors more directly than external beam radiotherapy.
    — Behzad Ebrahimi, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Isabella then celebrated the recovery milestone with a hearty and ceremonious ringing of the bell, also posing with her radiotherapy mask.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The hospitals wanted me to have chemotherapy, radiotherapy.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 20 June 2019
  • Healthcare providers can use machine learning in combination with a cancer patient’s medical scans, lab tests and EHR data for generating a safer radiotherapy regimen.
    — Sergey Avdeychik, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Scientists made breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment In a UK trial of 500 women, half received existing, cheap drugs before standard radiotherapy.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • People who received all three treatments had the highest rates of depression and anxiety, and chemotherapy was linked to significantly higher rates of psychiatric disorders compared to those who only received radiotherapy.
    — Julia Ries, Health.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Secondly, as reported by NBC and others, Powell had a type of cancer called multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer which can sometimes be controlled for several years using chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy treatments.
    — Victoria Forster, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Treating cancer more effectively Linear electron acceleration has long been used in radiotherapy to create X-rays for treating cancer.
    — Andrea Willige, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021

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