| Qualifier in English: | radiotherapy |
| Qualifier in Spanish: | radioterapia |
| Qualifier in Portuguese: | radioterapia |
| Qualifier in French: | radiothérapie |
| Entry term(s): |
X-ray therapy radiation therapy radioisotope therapy |
| Scope note: | Used with disease headings for the therapeutic use of ionizing and nonionizing radiation. It includes the use of radioisotope therapy. |
| Annotation: | subhead only; includes x-ray, radioisotope, other ionizing radiation & non-ionizing radiation; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.63; DF: /radiother or /RT |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/RT or RT (SH) or SUBS APPLY RT |
| History Note: | 66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C 1975 forward |
| Entry Version: |
RADIOTHER |
| Abbreviation: | RT |
| DeCS UI: | 22059 |
| Descriptor UI: | Q000532 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 |
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/24 |
radiotherapy
- Preferred
X-ray therapy
- Narrower
radioisotope therapy
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0030735 |
| Scope note | Used with disease headings for the therapeutic use of ionizing and nonionizing radiation. It includes the use of radioisotope therapy. |
| Preferred term | radiotherapy |
| Entry term(s) |
radiation therapy |
| Concept UI |
M0030736 |
| Preferred term | X-ray therapy |
| Concept UI |
M0030737 |
| Preferred term | radioisotope therapy |
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