radiotherapeutically

Definition

In the manner of radiotherapy; describing treatment or intervention using radioactive substances or radiation to destroy cancer cells or treat medical conditions.

Example Usage

The tumor was treated radiotherapeutically using a targeted beam of cobalt-60.

Origin

radio- (radiation) + therapeutic (therapeia, healing) + -ally (adverbial suffix)

Fun Fact

Marie Curie's discoveries of radium and polonium laid the foundation for radiotherapy as a cancer treatment in the early 1900s.

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