Meaning of IRRADIATION

Pronunciation:			i`reydee'eyshun
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, neutrons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
	Sponsored Links:
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		anhydration, arc lighting, black and white, blast-freezing, bottling, brining, canning, chiaroscuro, cobalt therapy, contrast, corning, curietherapy, curing, decorative lighting, dehydration, desiccation, direct lighting, dry-curing, drying, electric lighting, emanation, embalming, enlightenment, evaporation, festoon lighting, floodlighting, fluorescent lighting, freeze-drying, freezing, fuming, gaslighting, glow lighting, highlight, highlights, illumination, incandescent lighting, indirect lighting, interstitial irradiation therapy, irradiance, irradiancy, irradiation therapy, isotope therapy, jerking, light, light and shade, light source, lighting, luminous energy, marination, mummification, overhead lighting, photosensitivity, pickling, potting, quick-freezing, radiance, radiancy, radiant energy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapeutics, radiotherapy, radium therapy, radiumization, ray therapy, refrigeration, roentgen ray therapy, roentgenization, roentgenometry, roentgenotherapy, roentgentherapy, salting, seasoning, sidelight, smoking, spot lighting, stage lighting, strip lighting, stuffing, taxidermy, tinning, tonality, visible radiation, X-ray dosimetry, X-ray therapy