megavoltage therapy
1Megavoltage 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 …
2megavoltage — 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)> * * *… …
3Image-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… …
4Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM …
5Particle 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 …
6Fast 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 …
7Boron neutron capture therapy — Intervention A schematic of therapy facility in Otaniemi, Finland. ICD 10 PCS D?0?6ZZ …
8Intraoperative 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… …
9Charged-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… …
10Radiological Physics Center — Mission Statement= The mission of the Radiological Physics Center (RPC) is to assure NCI and the Cooperative Groups that institutions participating in clinical trials deliver prescribed radiation doses that are clinically comparable and… …
