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Descriptor English:   Radiotherapy, Image-Guided 
Descriptor Spanish:   Radioterapia Guiada por Imagen 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Radioterapia Guiada por Imagem 
Tree Number:   E02.815.768
Definition English:   The use of pre-treatment imaging modalities to position the patient, delineate the target, and align the beam of radiation to achieve optimal accuracy and reduce radiation damage to surrounding non-target tissues. 
See Related English:   Fiducial Markers
Patient Positioning
 
History Note English:   2012 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   54697 
Unique Identifier:   D061089 

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