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Record 1 2019-06-13

English

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

Arc therapy with electron beams circumvents many of [the problems involved with stationary beams collimated by cones] and is the technique of choice for treating tumors along large curved surfaces.

OBS

In arc therapy techniques, one or more sectors of a 360° rotation are skipped to reduce the dose to critical normal structures.

Key term(s)
  • arctherapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

La tête de traitement est montée sur un statif métallique qui permet diverses orientations du faisceau, y compris des mouvements de rotation complète (cyclothérapie) ou pendulaire (arcthérapie).

Key term(s)
  • arc-thérapie

Spanish

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