Definition

Adjective: Sensitive to radiation; capable of being affected, damaged, or destroyed by exposure to radiation, such as X-rays or gamma rays.

Usage

The term "radiosensitive" is primarily used in medical, biological, and scientific contexts to describe cells, tissues, or organisms that react strongly to ionizing radiation. It is often used to discuss the effectiveness of radiotherapy in treating diseases like cancer.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Some types of tumors are highly radiosensitive, making them good candidates for radiation treatment.
  • The laboratory studied which healthy tissues in the body are most radiosensitive to minimize side effects during therapy.
  • The patient's cancer cells were found to be radiosensitive, so the oncologist recommended a course of radiotherapy.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative and Superlative Forms: "more radiosensitive," "most radiosensitive." These forms are used to compare the degree of sensitivity.
  • Lymphocytes are more radiosensitive than muscle cells.
• Noun Form (Radiosensitivity): The quality or degree of being radiosensitive.
  • The radiosensitivity of the tumor determines the treatment protocol.

Variants and Related Words

• Radiosensitivity (n): The state or quality of being radiosensitive.
• Radioresistant (adj): The opposite of radiosensitive; not easily affected or damaged by radiation.

Synonyms

• Radiation-sensitive
• X-ray sensitive

Antonyms

• Radioresistant
• Radiation-resistant

Adjective

1. sensitive to radiation
   • radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy