teletherapy /tele·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment in which the source of the therapeutic agent, e.g., radiation, is at a distance from the body.
teletherapy
tel·e·ther·a·py (t l  -thr -p )n. Radiation therapy that is administered at a distance from the body. |
teletherapy
[tel′əther′əpē]
Etymology: Gk, tele + therapeia, treatment
radiation therapy administered by a machine that is positioned at some distance from the patient. Typically a teletherapy unit can rotate around a patient, thus allowing the use of multiple beams that intersect at the tumor and lowering the dose to surrounding normal tissue.
teletherapy
treatment in which the source of the therapeutic agent, e.g. radiation, is at a distance from the body. Called also external beam radiotherapy.
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