teletherapy

English - Turkish

Definition of teletherapy in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Teleradyum tedavisinde kasten kullanılan bir deiym

English - English

Definition of teletherapy in English English dictionary

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

as used in this part, means a method of radiation therapy in which collimated gamma rays are delivered at a distance from the patient or human research subject

Radiation delivered at a distance cf Brachytherapy where radiation is delivered locally by a source in contact with the patient Cobalt 60 and linear accelerators are teletherapy machines

Treatment in which the radiation source is at a distance from the body Linear accelerators and cobalt machines are used in teletherapy

Etymology

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