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COBALTOTHERAPIE [2 records]

Record 1 2008-11-21

English

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

A radiation therapy used to destroy abnormal cancerous cells with the use of a Cobalt machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Radiothérapie pour le traitement anticancéreux utilisant une unité de cobalt-60.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
CONT

... members ... pioneered the cobalt therapy unit that revolutionized radiation treatment for cancer.

Key term(s)
  • cobalt therapy system
  • cobalt-60 beam therapy machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
OBS

Les principales indications de la cobaltothérapie sont les traitements de certaines tumeurs malignes (cancers).

Spanish

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