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Descriptor
English
:
Radiotherapy, High-Energy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Radioterapia de Alta Energía
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Radioterapia de Alta Energia
Synonyms
English
:
Megavolt Radiotherapy
Tree Number:
E02.815.722
Definition
English
:
Radiotherapy
using high-energy (megavolt or higher) ionizing
radiation
.
Types of radiation
include
gamma rays
, produced by a radioisotope within a teletherapy unit;
x-rays
,
electrons
,
protons
,
alpha particles
(
helium
ions) and heavy charged ions, produced by particle
acceleration
; and
neutrons
and pi-mesons (pions), produced as secondary
particles
following bombardment of a target with a primary particle.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
ionizing only
History Note
English
:
64
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:
30411
Unique Identifier:
D011882
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