English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
intensity-modulated radiation therapy — IMRT. A type of 3 dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor. Thin beams of radiation of different intensities are aimed at the tumor from many angles. This type of radiation therapy… … English dictionary of cancer terms
3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy — A procedure that uses a computer to create a 3 dimensional picture of the tumor. This allows doctors to give the highest possible dose of radiation to the tumor, while sparing the normal tissue as much as possible. Also called 3 dimensional… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Image-guided radiation therapy — (IGRT) is the process of frequent two and three dimensional imaging, during a course of radiation treatment, used to direct radiation therapy utilizing the imaging coordinates of the actual radiation treatment plan. The patient is localized in… … Wikipedia
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
IMRT — Intensity modulated radiation therapy. A type of 3 dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor. Thin beams of radiation of different intensities are aimed at the tumor from many angles … English dictionary of cancer terms
Optic nerve sheath meningioma — Radiation treatment of ONSM MRI of a patient with ONSM … Wikipedia
Magnetic resonance imaging — MRI redirects here. For other meanings of MRI or Mri, see MRI (disambiguation). Magnetic resonance imaging Intervention Sagittal MR image of the knee ICD 10 PCS B?3?ZZZ … Wikipedia
Radiological Physics Center — Mission Statement= The mission of the Radiological Physics Center (RPC) is to assure NCI and the Cooperative Groups that institutions participating in clinical trials deliver prescribed radiation doses that are clinically comparable and… … Wikipedia
Electron — For other uses, see Electron (disambiguation). Electron Experiments with a Crookes tube first demonstrated the particle nature of electrons. In this illustration, the profile of the cross shaped target is projected against the tube face at right… … Wikipedia
