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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Hemibody Irradiation
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Irradiación de Hemicuerpo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Irradiação Hemicorpórea
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Synonyms English:
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Half-Body Irradiation
Irradiation, Half-Body
Irradiation, Hemibody
Sequential Hemibody Irradiation
Systemic Hemibody Irradiation
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Tree Number:
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E02.815.270
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Definition English:
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Irradiation of one half or both halves of the body in the treatment of disseminated cancer or widespread metastases. It is used to treat diffuse metastases in one session as opposed to multiple fields over an extended period. The more frequent treatment modalities are upper hemibody irradiation (UHBI) or lower hemibody irradiation (LHBI). Less common is mid-body irradiation (MBI). In the treatment of both halves of the body sequentially, hemibody irradiation permits radiotherapy of the whole body with larger doses of radiation than could be accomplished with WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION. It is sometimes called "systemic" hemibody irradiation with reference to its use in widespread cancer or metastases. (P. Rubin et al. Cancer, Vol 55, p2210, 1985) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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in radiother coord IM with disease /radiother (IM); for hemibody irrad experiments, see note on WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION; DF: HEMIBODY IRRAD
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See Related English:
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Whole-Body Irradiation
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History Note English:
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94
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Record Number:
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31419
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Unique Identifier:
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D017619
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