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VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY [1 record]

Record 1 2018-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

... an advanced form of [intensity modulated radiation therapy] that delivers a dose to the entire tumour in a 360-degree rotation.

Key term(s)
  • volumetric modulated arctherapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

[...] forme perfectionnée de [radiothérapie conformationnelle avec modulation d'intensité] qui permet d'émettre une dose à toute la tumeur en rotation de 360 degrés.

Spanish

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