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- radiation necrosis
- The death of healthy tissue caused by radiation therapy. Radiation...
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- radiation nurse
- A health professional who specializes in caring for people who...
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- radiation oncologist
- A doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer.
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- radiation physicist
- A person who makes sure that the radiation machine delivers...
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- radiation surgery
- A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment...
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- radiation therapist
- A health professional who gives radiation treatment.
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- radiation therapy
- The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons,...
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- radical cystectomy
- Surgery to remove all of the bladder (the organ that...
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- radical hysterectomy
- Surgery to remove the uterus, cervix, and part of the...
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- radical local excision
- Surgery to remove a tumor and a large amount of...
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- radical lymph node dissection
- A surgical procedure to remove most or all of the...
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- radical mastectomy
- Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles,...
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- radical nephrectomy
- Surgery to remove an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and...
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- radical perineal prostatectomy
- Surgery to remove all of the prostate through an incision...
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- radical prostatectomy
- Surgery to remove the entire prostate. The two types of...
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- radical retropubic prostatectomy
- Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph...
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- radical vulvectomy
- Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital...
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- radioactive
- Giving off radiation.
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- radioactive drug
- A drug that contains a radioactive substance and is used...
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- radioactive fallout
- Airborne radioactive particles that fall to the ground during and...
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- radioactive iodine
- A radioactive form of iodine, often used for imaging tests...
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- radioactive palladium
- A radioactive form of palladium (a metallic element that resembles...
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- radioactive seed
- A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near...
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- radioembolization
- A type of radiation therapy used to treat liver cancer...
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- radiofrequency ablation
- A procedure that uses radio waves to heat and destroy...