Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
X-ray therapy Audio
X·ray ther·a·py [ ex-ray thayr-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Therapeutic radiology procedure
Definitions related to x-ray therapy:
  • A form of radiation therapy that uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Medical treatment involving the use of controlled amounts of X-Rays.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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