Proton Beam Radiation Therapy

Preferred Label : Proton Beam Radiation Therapy;

NCIt synonyms : Proton Radiation Therapy; PBRT;

NCIt related terms : Proton EBRT; Proton; Radiation, Proton Beam; Proton External Beam Radiotherapy; PROTON Therapy; External beam radiation therapy protons (procedure); External Beam Radiotherapy (protons);

NCIt definition : A type of external beam radiation therapy using a beam of protons. It has the advantage of precisely localizing the radiation dose on the targeted tissue and avoiding damage to the healthy surrounding tissues.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of radiation therapy that uses streams of protons (tiny particles with a positive charge) that come from a special machine. This type of radiation kills tumor cells but does not damage nearby tissues. It is used to treat cancers in the head and neck and in organs such as the brain, eye, lung, spine, and prostate. Proton beam radiation is different from x-ray radiation.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000270726; 10611004;

Details

Origin ID

C66897;

UMLS CUI

C0436226;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Hydrogen ion [LOINC component]
- Proton (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Proton beam (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Proton radiation therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- proton therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- protons [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Proton radiation therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Proton therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- proton therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- proton therapy [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CRF4 Treatment Radiation Table [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EWS Authorized Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EWS Radiation Therapy Table [NCIt concept]
- GCT Authorized Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GCT Radiation Therapy Table [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- HL Authorized Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- HL Radiation Therapy Table [NCIt concept]
- OS Authorized Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- OS Radiation Therapy Table [NCIt concept]
- Operational Ontology for Radiation Oncology Prostate Cancer Terminology [NCIt concept]
- mCode Radiotherapy Modality Value Set [NCIt concept]
- mCode Teleradiotherapy Modality Value Set [NCIt concept]
- mCode Terminology [NCIt concept]

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