Medical terms beginning with R

A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor.

A health professional who gives radiation treatment.

The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

Surgery to remove all of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) as well as nearby tissues and organs.

Surgery to remove the uterus, cervix, and part of the vagina.

Surgery to remove a tumor and a large amount of normal tissue surrounding it.

A surgical procedure to remove most or all of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor.

Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.

Surgery to remove an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue.

Surgery to remove all of the prostate through an incision between the scrotum and the anus.

Surgery to remove the entire prostate.

Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.

Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) and nearby lymph nodes.

A type of wave made when an electric field and a magnetic field are combined.

Giving off radiation.

A drug that contains a radioactive substance and is used to diagnose or treat disease, including cancer.

Airborne radioactive particles that fall to the ground during and after an atomic bombing, nuclear weapons test, or nuclear plant accident.

A radioactive form of iodine, often used for imaging tests or to treat an overactive thyroid, thyroid cancer, and certain other cancers.

A radioactive form of palladium (a metallic element that resembles platinum).

A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near a tumor.