inverted Y field

inverted Y field
in radiotherapy, as for malignant lymphoma, a circumscribed area of irradiation below the diaphragm, covering the spleen, extending down the midline, and branching inferiorly to form tails across the inguinal areas.

(A), Inverted Y field; (B), mantle field.


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