remote brachytherapy

remote brachytherapy
A type of internal radiation treatment in which the radioactive source is removed between treatments. Also called high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy or high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy.

English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy — A type of internal radiation treatment in which the radioactive source is removed between treatments. Also called high dose rate remote radiation therapy or remote brachytherapy …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Brachytherapy — (from the Greek brachy , meaning short ), also known as sealed source radiotherapy or endocurietherapy, is a form of radiotherapy where a radioactive source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment. Brachytherapy is commonly used… …   Wikipedia

  • Brachytherapy — Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material directly in or near the target, which is often a tumor. Brachytherapy for prostate cancer, for example, is also called interstitial radiation therapy or seed implantation. In brachytherapy …   Medical dictionary

  • high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy — A type of internal radiation treatment in which the radioactive source is removed between treatments. Also called high dose rate remote brachytherapy or remote brachytherapy …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 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

  • RAB — remote afterloading brachytherapy …   Medical dictionary

  • RAB — • remote afterloading brachytherapy …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …   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

  • Robotic surgery — A robotically assisted surgical system used for prostatectomies, cardiac valve repair and gynecologic surgical procedures Robotic surgery, computer assisted surgery, and robotically assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”