Definitions

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  • noun Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.

Etymologies

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tele-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tele, "at a distance") + therapy, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeia, "attendance, treatment, healing, service").

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Examples

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

    International Isotopes Inc. Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2010 Financial Results - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • Radiotherapy techniques such as teletherapy and brachytherapy have high cure rates in the treatment of cervical cancers.

    IAEA Top News RSS Feed 2010

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

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  • International Isotopes Inc. manufactures a full range of nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

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  • A patient may receive one or the other, or a combination of both External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) or teletherapy denotes treatment of patient when the source of radiation lies outside the body.

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