mantle field radiotherapy
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mantle field irradiation — irradiation of a mantle field (q.v.) as a treatment for malignant lymphoma; called also mantle field radiotherapy … Medical dictionary
mantle field — noun The region of the neck, chest and armpits when the subject of radiotherapy … Wiktionary
mantle field — in radiotherapy, as for malignant lymphoma, a circumscribed area of irradiation around the shoulders and chest, including the neck, clavicular regions, axillae, and mediastinum … Medical dictionary
mantle — 1. A covering layer. 2. SYN: cerebral cortex. brain m. SYN: cerebral cortex. myoepicardial m. the dorsal wall of the primitive pericardium which, in the early somite embryo, becom … Medical dictionary
mantle — adj. (in radiotherapy) See: treatment field … The new mediacal dictionary
treatment field — n. (in radiotherapy) an area of the body selected for treatment with radiotherapy. For example, a mantle field comprises the neck, armpits, and central chest, for the radiotherapy of Hodgkin s disease. Radiation is administered to the defined… … Medical dictionary
treatment field — n. (in radiotherapy) an area of the body selected for treatment with radiotherapy. For example, a mantle field comprises the neck, armpits, and central chest, for the radiotherapy of Hodgkin s disease. Radiation is administered to the defined… … The new mediacal dictionary
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),… … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's lymphoma — Hodgkin lymphoma Classification and external resources Micrograph showing Hodgkin s lymphoma (Field stain). ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
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
