Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
conformal radiotherapy
[ kuhn-fawr-muhl rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted
Definitions related to radiotherapy, conformal:
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A therapy using IONIZING RADIATION where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy) A procedure that uses a computer to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor. This allows doctors to give the highest possible dose of radiation to the tumor, while sparing the normal tissue as much as possible.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy) A process by which a dose of radiation is automatically shaped to closely conform to the entire volume of the tumor, so that surrounding normal tissue is spared and treatment toxicity is decreased.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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