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Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.
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teletherapy — |telə+ noun Etymology: tel (I) + therapy : the treatment of diseased tissue with high intensity radiation (as gamma rays from radioactive cobalt) * * * /tel euh ther euh pee/, n. 1. treatment in which the source of therapy is some distance from… … Useful english dictionary
teletherapy — /tel euh ther euh pee/, n. 1. treatment in which the source of therapy is some distance from the body, as certain radiation therapies. 2. psychological counseling by telephone. [TELE 1 + THERAPY] * * * … Universalium
teletherapy — Radiation therapy administered with the source at a distance from the body. Cf.:interstitial therapy. SYN: teleroentgentherapy. [G. tele, distant, + therapeia, treatment] * * * tele·ther·a·py .tel ə ther ə pē n, pl pies the treatment of diseased… … Medical dictionary
teletherapy — tele·therapy … English syllables
teletherapy — n. a form of radiotherapy in which penetrating radiation is directed at a patient from a distance. Originally radium was used as the radiation source; today artificial radioactive isotopes, such as cobalt 60, are used. See: linear accelerator … The new mediacal dictionary
teletherapy — n. medical treatment by telepathy … Dictionary of difficult words
telecobalt — Teletherapy using radioactive cobalt as the source … Medical dictionary
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