The clinical spectrum of infections caused by Bacillus spp. include self-limited food poisoning, localized infections related to trauma (e.g. ocular infections), deep seated soft tissue infections, and systemic infections (e.g. meningitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and bacteremia).
Synonym(s): radiotherapy, therapeutic radiology. radiation oncology. n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology. the study of the treatment of cancer with ionizing radiation. radiation oncology Oncology The specialty of medicine that uses high-energy ionizing radiation to treat malignant neoplasms and certain nonmalignant conditions Modalities Teletherapy, brachytherapy, hyperthermia, stereotactic radiation. See Oncology, Surgical oncology. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine.
Radiologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing patients through the use of medical imaging achieved through X-rays, nuclear medicine, ultrasounds, mammography, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Radiologists manage diseases by treating patients with radiation and image-guided surgery.adiologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing patients through the use of medical imaging achieved through X-rays, nuclear medicine, ultrasounds, mammography, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).