| ISA | DIAGNOSTIC-DEVICE-BY-BODY-PART-INSPECTED |
| ANCESTORS | ALL ARTIFACT DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC-DEVICE-BY-BODY-PART-INSPECTED INANIMATE MEDICAL-DEVICE OBJECT PHYSICAL-OBJECT SEPARABLE-ENTITY |
| linear accelerator | term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: type of X-ray machine used for external beam radiation therapy that employs high-energy beams. This machine can deliver high doses of radiation to deep-lying tumors. It administers a precise, intense beam directed where the cancer is located. This has the advantage of limiting radiation damage to other parts of the body and to the skin. For that reason, it is a widely used technique. (en) context (x): i_lineacc.txt origination date: 04/06/2002 |
| Linac | definition: type of X-ray machine used for external beam radiation therapy that employs high-energy beams. This machine can deliver high doses of radiation to deep-lying tumors. It administers a precise, intense beam directed where the cancer is located. This has the advantage of limiting radiation damage to other parts of the body and to the skin. For that reason, it is a widely used technique. (en) number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: abbreviated form of term |
| megavoltage linear accelerator | term type: synonym reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: type of X-ray machine used for external beam radiation therapy that employs high-energy beams. This machine can deliver high doses of radiation to deep-lying tumors. It administers a precise, intense beam directed where the cancer is located. This has the advantage of limiting radiation damage to other parts of the body and to the skin. For that reason, it is a widely used technique. (en) |
| acelerador lineal | gender: masculine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term definition: máqina que emite electrones de alta energía por medio de un campo magnético, llegando a tumores muy profundos. Los rayos son precisos e intensos por lo que se restringe el daño producido por la radiación en otras partes del cuerpo y la piel. Por esta razón, se utiliza esta técnica con frecuencia. (es) context (x): e_acelin.txt origination date: 03/06/2002 |