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COBALTHERAPIE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiotherapy
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cobalt therapy
1, record 1, English, cobalt%20therapy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cobaltotherapy 2, record 1, English, cobaltotherapy
correct
- cobaltherapy 3, record 1, English, cobaltherapy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A radiation therapy used to destroy abnormal cancerous cells with the use of a Cobalt machine. 4, record 1, English, - cobalt%20therapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiothérapie
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cobaltothérapie
1, record 1, French, cobaltoth%C3%A9rapie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cobalthérapie 2, record 1, French, cobalth%C3%A9rapie
correct, feminine noun
- thérapie au cobalt 3, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20au%20cobalt
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiothérapie pour le traitement anticancéreux utilisant une unité de cobalt-60. 4, record 1, French, - cobaltoth%C3%A9rapie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Medicine
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cobalt therapy unit
1, record 2, English, cobalt%20therapy%20unit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cobalt therapy machine 2, record 2, English, cobalt%20therapy%20machine
correct
- cobalt unit 3, record 2, English, cobalt%20unit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... members ... pioneered the cobalt therapy unit that revolutionized radiation treatment for cancer. 3, record 2, English, - cobalt%20therapy%20unit
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cobalt therapy system
- cobalt-60 beam therapy machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médecine nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appareil de cobalthérapie
1, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20cobalth%C3%A9rapie
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- appareil de cobaltothérapie 2, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20cobaltoth%C3%A9rapie
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les principales indications de la cobaltothérapie sont les traitements de certaines tumeurs malignes (cancers). 3, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20cobalth%C3%A9rapie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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