- supervoltage radiotherapy
- radiotherapy in which the radiation has voltage between 400 and 1000 kV.
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supervoltage radiotherapy
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supervoltage — In radiation therapy, a descriptor for high energy radiation above 1000 V. * * * su·per·volt·age sü pər .vōl tij adj of, relating to, or employing very high X ray voltage <supervoltage radiation therapy> * * * su·per·vol·tage (sooґpər… … Medical dictionary
supervoltage — noun A high voltage, normally greater than 1,000 kilovolts, when used in X ray radiotherapy … Wiktionary
high-voltage radiotherapy — radiotherapy in which the radiation has a voltage greater than 300 kV. See orthovoltage r., supervoltage r., and megavoltage r … Medical dictionary
External beam radiotherapy — otherwise known as teletherapy, is the most frequently used form of radiotherapy. The patient sits or lies on a couch and an external source of radiation is pointed at a particular part of the body. Kilovoltage (also known as Superficial or Deep) … Wikipedia
megavoltage — In radiation therapy, a term for voltage above one million volts. * * * mega·volt·age .vōl tij n, often attrib voltage greater than one megavolt <the use of megavoltage radiotherapy in carcinoma of the lung (J. J. Stein)> * * *… … Medical dictionary
orthovoltage — In radiation therapy, a term for voltage between 400 and 600 kV. * * * or·tho·vol·tage ȯr thō .vōl tij n X ray voltage of about 150 to 500 kilovolts * * * or·tho·vol·tage (orґtho vōl″təj) in radiotherapy, voltage in the range of… … Medical dictionary
