radiotherapy, High-Energy

Preferred Label : radiotherapy, High-Energy;

MeSH definition : Radiotherapy using high-energy (megavolt or higher) ionizing radiation. Types of radiation include gamma rays, produced by a radioisotope within a teletherapy unit; x-rays, electrons, protons, alpha particles (helium ions) and heavy charged ions, produced by particle acceleration; and neutrons and pi-mesons (pions), produced as secondary particles following bombardment of a target with a primary particle.;

MeSH synonym : high energy radiotherapy; high-energy radiotherapy; radiotherapy, high energy;

MeSH hyponym : radiotherapy, megavolt; Megavolt Radiotherapy;

MeSH annotation : ionizing only;

Details

Origin ID

D011882;

UMLS CUI

C0034623;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Megavoltage radiation therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- radiotherapy, High-Energy [MeSH concept]
- radiotherapy, megavolt [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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