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mega·vol·tage (megґə-vōl″təj) in radiotherapy, voltage greater than 1 megavolt. Cf. orthovoltage and supervoltage.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Megavoltage X-rays — Intervention ICD 9: 92.24 Megavoltage X rays are produced by linear accelerators ( linacs ) operating at voltages in excess of 1000 kV (1 MV) range, and therefore have an energy in the MeV ran … Wikipedia
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megavoltage radiotherapy — radiotherapy in which the radiation has voltage of 1000 kV or more … 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
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Orthovoltage X-rays — Intervention ICD 9: 92.22 OPS 301 code: 8 521 Orth … Wikipedia
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