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radium therapy
noun
- treatment of disease by means of radium.
radium therapy
noun
- treatment of disease, esp cancer, by exposing affected tissues to radiation from radium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radium therapy1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
For the Ronas, radiation was a family affair – Elizabeth’s father Samuel helped bring radium therapy for cancer to Budapest.
From Salon
Dr. Jones started his career at Johns Hopkins, initially working part-time while also working in the private clinic of the gynecologist Dr. Howard Kelly, who had pioneered radium therapy for cancer patients.
From New York Times
Most of the cases, however, will be subjects for palliative tracheotomy and radium therapy.
From Project Gutenberg
Treatment of Compression Stenoses of the Trachea.—If the thymus be at fault, rapid amelioration of symptoms follows roentgenray or radium therapy.
From Project Gutenberg
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