Diffusing Alpha-emitter Radiation Therapy

Preferred Label : Diffusing Alpha-emitter Radiation Therapy;

NCIt synonyms : DaRT;

NCIt definition : A form of interstitial brachytherapy that uses an encapsulated Radium-224 source. Each seed continuously emits short-lived alpha-emitting daughters of radium-224, which spread into the tumor microenvironment, creating a region of high alpha-particle dose.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1642946;

Details

Origin ID

C177002;

UMLS CUI

C5444193;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dart, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Darts [IAB term]
- dart [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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