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Record 1 2024-11-21

English

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

... external beam radiation therapy [is] the most common type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer. A machine directs a beam of radiation through the skin to a specific part of the body, usually a tumour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

La radiothérapie externe est le type de radiothérapie auquel on a le plus souvent recours pour traiter le cancer. Un appareil émet un faisceau de radiation à travers la peau jusqu'à une partie spécifique du corps, habituellement une tumeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioterapia
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
CONT

La radioterapia de haz externo se usa, en general, para tratamientos del cáncer, ya sea para eliminarlo o en casos en los que haya que prevenir su recurrencia.

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Record 2 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

The theoretical time that foul air is in contact with biofilter media, assuming that air flows up through 100% of the occupied biofilter volume, as if the media were not here.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Temps théorique pendant lequel l'air vicié est en contact avec le substrat du biofiltre, en supposant que l'air circule dans 100 % du volume du biofiltre, comme s'il n'y avait pas de substrat.

Spanish

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