Preferred Label : Radiotherapy Bolus;
NCIt related terms : Bolus;
NCIt definition : A tissue-equivalent material placed in contact with the skin to increase the surface
dose and/or compensate for missing tissue. A bolus can also be used to compensate
for lack of scatter, such as near the extremities or the head during total-body irradiation.;
Origin ID : C112914;
UMLS CUI : C3812160;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- bolus [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- Semantic type(s)
