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Definition of Radiosensitive
1. Adjective. Sensitive to radiation. "Radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy"
Definition of Radiosensitive
1. Adjective. Having a certain amount of radiosensitivity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Radiosensitive
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Radiosensitive
1. Responsive to radiation therapy. (16 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiosensitive
Literary usage of Radiosensitive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Radium Therapy by Frank Edward Simpson (1922)
"Certain types of skin are apparently quite radiosensitive and may react severely
to an exposure that will cause little or no effect in other types. ..."
2. Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure by Brer, National Research Council (2005)
"As noted in the paragraph above, bone marrow is highly radiosensitive, ...
Because other organs and tissues are not as radiosensitive as bone marrow, ..."
3. The Cancer Problem by William Seaman Bainbridge (1914)
"For the same reason certain tumors of rapid growth are more radiosensitive than
tumors characterized by less constant and intensive karyo- kinesis. ..."
4. Compendium of abstracts of papers on the therapeutic use of radiumby Radium Chemical Company by Radium Chemical Company (1920)
"Sarcoma is probably twice as radiosensitive as carcinoma, the lymphosarcoma being
extremely radiosensitive. Fibroma and myoma are perhaps the most ..."
5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Provided that cell proliferation kinetics is reliably taken into account the
micronucleus assay could be helpful for diagnosing potential radiosensitive ..."
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