Preferred Label : hemibody irradiation;
MeSH definition : Irradiation of one half or both halves of the body in the treatment of disseminated
cancer or widespread metastases. It is used to treat diffuse metastases in one session
as opposed to multiple fields over an extended period. The more frequent treatment
modalities are upper hemibody irradiation (UHBI) or lower hemibody irradiation (LHBI).
Less common is mid-body irradiation (MBI). In the treatment of both halves of the
body sequentially, hemibody irradiation permits radiotherapy of the whole body with
larger doses of radiation than could be accomplished with WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION.
It is sometimes called systemic hemibody irradiation with reference to its use in
widespread cancer or metastases. (P. Rubin et al. Cancer, Vol 55, p2210, 1985);
MeSH synonym : hemibody irradiations, sequential; hemi body irradiation; irradiation, sequential hemibody; sequential hemibody irradiations; half-body irradiation; irradiations, sequential hemibody; irradiation, half-body; irradiation, half body; hemibody irradiation, systemic; hemibody irradiations, systemic; irradiation, systemic hemibody; irradiations, systemic hemibody; systemic hemibody irradiations; sequential hemibody irradiation; hemibody irradiation, sequential; hemi-body irradiation; hemi-body irradiations; irradiation, hemi-body; irradiations, hemi-body; irradiation, hemibody; hemibody irradiations; irradiations, hemibody; half body irradiation; half-body irradiations; irradiations, half-body; systemic hemibody irradiation;
MeSH annotation : in radiother coord IM with disease /radiother (IM); for hemibody irrad experiments,
see note on WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION; DF: HEMIBODY IRRAD; in radiotherapy, coordinate with disease /radiother; for hemibody irradiation experiments,
coordinate with organ or process / rad eff; in radiotherapy, coordinate with disease /radiother; for hemibody irradiation experiments,
coordinate with organ or process /rad eff;
Origin ID : D017619;
UMLS CUI : C0206113;
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Irradiation of one half or both halves of the body in the treatment of disseminated
cancer or widespread metastases. It is used to treat diffuse metastases in one session
as opposed to multiple fields over an extended period. The more frequent treatment
modalities are upper hemibody irradiation (UHBI) or lower hemibody irradiation (LHBI).
Less common is mid-body irradiation (MBI). In the treatment of both halves of the
body sequentially, hemibody irradiation permits radiotherapy of the whole body with
larger doses of radiation than could be accomplished with WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION.
It is sometimes called systemic hemibody irradiation with reference to its use in
widespread cancer or metastases. (P. Rubin et al. Cancer, Vol 55, p2210, 1985)
