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radiation therapy vs X-ray therapy

X-ray therapy vs radiation therapy

radiation therapy and X-ray therapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radiation therapy Yes No No No
X-ray therapy Yes No No No
As nouns, X-ray therapy is a hyponym of radiation therapy; that is, X-ray therapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than radiation therapy:
  • radiation therapy: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  • X-ray therapy: the therapeutic use of X rays
Other hyponyms of radiation therapy include phototherapy, Curietherapy, radium therapy.
radiation therapy (noun) X-ray therapy (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance the therapeutic use of X rays
Difference between radiation therapy and X-ray therapy

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