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Radiotherapy vs Chemoradiotherapy - What's the difference?

radiotherapy | chemoradiotherapy |

As nouns the difference between radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy

is that radiotherapy is the therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease while chemoradiotherapy is a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy used to treat some cancers.

radiotherapy

English

(wikipedia radiotherapy)

Noun

(radiotherapies)
  • The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease.

    • Synonyms

    * radiation therapy

    Derived terms

    * radiotherapist

    See also

    * brachytherapy * teletherapy * Roentgentherapy * chemotherapy

    chemoradiotherapy

    English

    (wikipedia chemoradiotherapy)

    Noun

    (chemoradiotherapies)
  • (medicine) A combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy used to treat some cancers

    • Synonyms

    *radiochemotherapy

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