radioimmunotherapy
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- (RAY-dee-oh-IH-myoo-noh-THAYR-uh-pee) A type of systemic radiation therapy in which a radioactive substance is linked to an antibody that locates and kills tumor cells when injected into the body.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - charged-particle radiation therapy, electron beam, external-beam radiation therapy, external radiation therapy, fast-neutron beam radiation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, ionizing radiation, photon-beam radiation, plaque radiotherapy, proton beam radiation therapy, radiation necrosis, radiation oncologist, radiosensitization, radiosensitizer, systemic radiation therapy, ultraviolet radiation therapy, unsealed internal radiation therapy, x-ray therapy