megavoltage therapy

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• 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

• 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

• Image-guided radiation therapy — (IGRT) is the process of frequent two and three dimensional imaging, during a course of radiation treatment, used to direct radiation therapy utilizing the imaging coordinates of the actual radiation treatment plan. The patient is localized in… …   Wikipedia

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• Particle therapy — Intervention ICD 9: 92.26 Particle therapy is a form of external beam radiotherapy using beams of energetic protons, neutrons, or positive ions for cancer treatment. The most common …   Wikipedia

• Fast neutron therapy — Intervention ICD 10 PCS D?0?5ZZ ICD 9: 92.26 Fast neutron therapy utilizes high energy neutrons typically greater than 20 MeV …   Wikipedia

• Boron neutron capture therapy — Intervention A schematic of therapy facility in Otaniemi, Finland. ICD 10 PCS D?0?6ZZ …   Wikipedia

• Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy — (or IOERT ) is the application of electron radiation directly to the residual tumor or tumor bed during cancer surgery. IOERT has been called precision radiotherapy , as the physician has direct visualization of the tumor, can exclude normal… …   Wikipedia

• Charged-particle radiation therapy — is a type of external radiation therapy that uses a particle accelerator to fire high energy particles (such as protons or carbon nuclei[1]) that kill cancer cells. This method causes less damage to nearby healthy tissue than traditional… …   Wikipedia

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• 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