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(RAY-dee-oh-FREE-kwen-see uh-BLAY-shun)
| | A procedure that uses radio waves to heat and destroy abnormal cells. The radio waves travel through electrodes (small devices that carry electricity). Radiofrequency ablation may be used to treat cancer and other conditions. |
| Previous Definitions: | radioactive drug, radioactive fallout, radioactive iodine, radioactive palladium, radioactive seed | | Next Definitions: | radioimaging, radioimmunodiagnostics, radioimmunoguided surgery, radioimmunotherapeutics, radioimmunotherapy |
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