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proton therapy

proton therapy noun: a form of radiotherapy using a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often to treat cancer.

Noun

proton therapy (uncountable)

  1. A form of radiotherapy using a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often to treat cancer.

Questions about proton therapy

What does proton therapy mean?
Proton therapy means a form of radiotherapy using a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often to treat cancer.
What part of speech is proton therapy?
Proton therapy is a noun.

Words near proton therapy in the dictionary

  1. proton numbers
  2. proton pump
  3. proton pump inhibitor
  4. proton pump inhibitors
  5. proton pumps
  6. proton therapy
  7. proton transfer
  8. proton-proton chain
  9. proton-pump
  10. proton-pump inhibitor
  11. proton-pump inhibitors

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