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放射線治療 (ほうしゃせんちりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう射しゃ線せん治ち療りょう

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Meanings

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noun

radiation therapy; radiotherapy

Medical treatment using ionizing radiation, primarily for cancer. Often abbreviated as 放射線療法 or simply 放射線 in clinical contexts.

彼かれはがんの治ち療りょうのために放ほう射しゃ線せん治ち療りょうを受うけている。
He is receiving radiation therapy for cancer treatment.

Kanji

set free, release, fire

射shoot, shine into, onto

線line, track

治reign, be at peace, calm down

療heal, cure

Similar words

化か学がく療りょう法ほう
Chemotherapy, using drugs to treat cancer, often used alongside or instead of radiation therapy.
放ほう射しゃ線せん
Radiation itself; can refer to the rays or the treatment in abbreviated form.

Etymology

Compound of 放射線 (radiation) and 治療 (treatment, therapy).