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Radiotherapy (rāˌdĭ‑ŏ‑thĕrˈȧ‑py̆), n. [Radio- + therapy.] (Med.) Treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactivity. Radiotherapy of cancer is based on the fact that cancer cells are more sensitive to radiation than most other cells in the body.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]