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ra·di·o·sen·si·tive

 (rā′dē-ō-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv)
adj.
Sensitive to the action of radiation. Used especially of living structures.

ra′di·o·sen′si·tiv′i·ty n.
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radiosensitive

(ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv)
adj
(General Physics) affected by or sensitive to radiation
ˌradioˈsensitively adv
ˌradioˌsensiˈtivity n
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ra•di•o•sen•si•tive

(ˌreɪ di oʊˈsɛn sɪ tɪv)

adj.
(of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays.
[1915–20]
ra`di•o•sen`si•tiv′i•ty, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.radiosensitive - sensitive to radiation; "radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy"
sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"
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Translations

ra·di·o·sen·si·tive

a. radiosensitivo-a, que es afectado por o que responde a un tratamiento de radiación.
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In fact, curcumin makes cancer cells more radiosensitive to radiation therapy.
It is a radiosensitive tumour and radiation may play a role in reducing risk of recurrence.
(6) Radiation therapy may benefit limited stage I and II disease as MCL is radiosensitive (70% overall survival at five years).
To check the impact of inefficient DNA damage repair on OS, in the log-rank test, we divided patients into two groups: those with radiosensitive phenotype (RAD51 CC or Ku70 [less than or equal to]75.1%) and those with radioresistant phenotype (RAD51 GG, GC or Ku70 >75.1%).
High-dose ionizing radiation exposures to the whole or substantial parts of the body often result in life-threatening injuries, primarily to those radiosensitive, self-renewing tissues, but most markedly to the hematopoietic systems.
Here, we investigated whether radon inhalation has different effects against CDDP-induced renal injury in two mouse strains differing in radiosensitivity, and determined the appropriate dose of CDDP combined with radon inhalation for highly radiosensitive mice.
Non-calibrated thermoluminesence dosimetries (TLDs) are located in radiosensitive regions in the phantom; these radiosensitive regions are the ramus, thyroid gland, salivary gland, bone marrow, esophagus, brain, and right and left eye.
(2,3,4) Retinoblastoma is radiosensitive tumor, requiring a dose of 35-45 Gy.
Surgery is considered as the first choice of treatment, because the myxomas are not radiosensitive (4, 8).
Many authors have found that primary breast sarcomas are not typically radiosensitive, and have thus concluded that the risks of radiation therapy (including secondary treatment-related malignancies) probably outweigh any potential benefits for the use of adjuvant radiation therapy in these patients.
Conclusions: Recently reported long-term local control rates indicate that GIST is a radiosensitive disease.