2dF |
Two-degree Field |
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a-Si |
Amorphous Silicon |
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ADCL |
Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory |
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AFM |
Atomic Force Microscope |
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AOXIA |
Misspelling of noun, Correct sp' is condition known as 'Apoxia' |
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AP |
Anterior-posterior |
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ART |
achilles reflex time |
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ART |
Adaptive Radiotherapy |
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B-G |
Bragg-Gray cavity theory |
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BAT |
B-mode Acquisition and Targeting |
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BE |
Binding Energy |
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BEV |
Beam's Eye View (radiation therapy imaging technique) |
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BGO |
Bismuth Germanate (Bismuth Germanium Oxide) |
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BIPM |
Bureau International des Poides et Measures |
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BMT |
Bone Marrow Transplantation |
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BPI |
Brain Performance Index |
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BPP |
Biophysical Profile |
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BSF |
Backscatter factors |
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BSS |
Basic Safety Standards Directive |
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CAX |
Central Axis |
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CBE |
Center for Biofilm Engineering |
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CCPM |
Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine |
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CCTA |
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiogram |
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CDRH |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration) |
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CE |
Compton effect |
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CEMA |
Converted Energy per Unit Mass |
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CES |
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation |
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CET |
Coefficient of Equivalent Thickness |
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CF |
Collimator Factor |
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CHART |
Continuous Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiation Therapy |
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CIM |
Conventional imaging modalities |
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CNT |
Carbon Nanotube |
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COE |
crossover effect |
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COMP |
Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists |
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CPC |
Centrifugal Partition Chromatography |
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CPE |
Charged Particle Equilibrium |
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CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV) |
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CSDA |
Continuous Slowing-Down Approximation |
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CSR |
Cervical Spine Radiography |
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CT |
Computed Tomography |
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CT-SIM |
Computed Tomography SIMulator |
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CTA-FFR |
Computed Tomographic Angiography with a new computerized analysis of Flow Reserve |
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CTV |
Clinical Target Volume |
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DCR |
Digitally Composited Radiograph |
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DIA |
Digital Image Analysis |
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DIN |
Deutches Institut fur Normung (Germany) |
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DMF |
Dose modifying factor |
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DMLC |
Dynamic Multi-Leaf Collimator |
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DRPROF |
Doctor-Professor |
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DRR |
Digitally Reconstructed Radiograph |
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DSR |
Digital Subtraction Radiography |
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DV |
Diagnostic Variable |
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DVH |
Dose-Volume Histogram |
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EBF |
electron backscatter factor |
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ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
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EEG |
Electroencephalography |
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EFOMP |
European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics |
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ER |
electrical resistance |
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ESTRO |
European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
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EUS |
Endoscopic Ultrasound |
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FCPS |
Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons |
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FDG |
Fluorodeoxyglucose |
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FIF |
Field In Field |
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FMRI |
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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FPSS |
Forward Planned Step and Shoot |
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FT-NMR |
Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
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GI |
GastroInestinal |
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GI |
Guided Imagery |
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GM |
Geiger-Mueller tube |
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GTV |
gross tumor volume |
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HPLC |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
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HRCT |
High Resolution Computed Tomography |
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HRMS |
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
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IC |
impedance cardiography |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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IFMBE |
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering |
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IGR |
Image-Guided Radiosurgery |
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Igrt |
Image-Guided Radiotherapy |
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IL |
Isodose Line |
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ILP |
Intense Laser Physics |
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IMAT |
Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy |
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INRT |
Involved-Node RadioTherapy |
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IOMP |
International Organization for Medical Physics |
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IORT |
Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy |
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IPEM |
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine |
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IPEMB |
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology |
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IPL |
Intense Pulsed Light |
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IRAD |
Interactive Radiology Review & Assessment |
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ISF |
Inverse Square Factor |
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ITDF |
Information Technology Digital Forensics |
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ITP |
Inverse Treatment Planning |
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ITV |
Internal Target Volume |
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IUPESM |
International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine |
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KERMA |
Kinetic Energy Released per unit MAss |
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LASIK |
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (eye surgery) |
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LCM |
Laser Capture Molecular Core |
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LDCT |
Low-Dose Computed Tomography (cancer-screening method) |
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LDR |
Lethal-Dose Radiation |
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LDR |
Low-Dose Radiation |
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LEM |
Local Effect Model |
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LINAC |
Linear Accelerator |
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LogP |
Partition Coefficient |
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LSO |
Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate |
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LUTS |
lower urinary tract symptoms |
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MDR |
Medium Dose Rate |
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MLC |
Multileaf Collimator |
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MPE |
Medical Physics Expert |
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MPR |
Multiplanar Reconstruction |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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MU |
Monitor Unit |
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MVCT |
Megavoltage computed tomography |
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NAP |
Nominal Accelerating Potential |
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NCS |
Nederlandse Commissie voor Stralingsdosimetrie |
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NE |
Nuclear Enterprises |
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NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NPL |
National Physical Laboratory (U.K.) |
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NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US) |
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NTCP |
Normal Tissue Complication Probability |
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OAR |
Off-Axis Ratio |
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ODI |
Optical Distance Indicator |
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OER |
Oxygen Enhancement Ratio |
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OF |
Obliquity Factor |
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OSL |
Optically Stimulated Luminescence |
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PA |
Postero-Anterior |
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PAMP |
Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern |
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PBU |
Pressure Biofeedback Unit |
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PDD |
Percentage Depth Dose |
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PDD(10) |
Percentage Depth Dose at 10 cm depth in water |
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PDL |
Pulsed Dye Laser |
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Pdr |
Pulsed Dose Rate |
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PE |
Potential Energy |
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PET |
Post-Exposure Treatment |
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POD |
Physiologically Optimized Dosimeter |
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POE |
Point of Entry |
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Polio |
Poliomyelitis |
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PP |
Pair Production |
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PRK |
Photo Refractive Keratectomy |
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RDF |
Relative Dose Factor |
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REF |
Relative Exposure Factor |
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REV |
Room's Eye View |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFA |
Radiation Field Analyser |
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RGS |
Respiratory Gated System |
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Rl |
Radioluminescence |
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RPC |
Radiological Physics Center |
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RPL |
RadioPhotoLuminescence |
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RPO |
Radiation Protection Officer |
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RSL |
radioactive seed localization |
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RTA |
retinal thickness analysis |
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RTBM |
Real-Time Brain Mapping |
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RTCI |
Real-Time Compound Imaging |
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RV |
Record and Verify |
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S-A |
Spencer-Attix |
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SAD |
Source-Axis Distance |
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SAR |
Scatter-Air Ratio |
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SCD |
Source-Collimator Distance |
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SE |
Spin-Echo |
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SEBI |
Stereotactic External Beam Irradiation |
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SF |
Scatter Factor |
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SHH |
Sonic-HedgeHog |
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SI |
Système International d'unités (International System of Units) |
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SIR |
Society of Interventional Radiology |
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SME |
Spectroscopy Made Easy |
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SMLC |
Segmented Multi-Leaf Collimator |
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SMRE |
Scanning Micro-Reference Electrode |
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SPECT |
single-photon emission computed tomography |
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SSD |
Source-to-Surface Distance |
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SSDL |
Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratory |
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STEL |
Short-Term (15-minute) Exposure Limit |
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STM |
Short Term Memory |
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stt |
Segmented Treatment Tables |
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TAR |
Tissue-Air Ratio |
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TCP |
Tumor Control Probability |
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TCPE |
Transient Charged Particle Equilibrium |
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TD |
Target Dose |
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TL |
ThermoLuminescence |
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TLD |
Thermoluminescent Dosimetry |
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TMR |
Tissue-Maximum Ratio |
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TP |
Treatment Planning |
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TPR |
Tissue-Phantom Ratio |
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TPR10 |
Tissue-Phantom Ratio at depth of 10 centimeters in water |
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TPR20 |
Tissue-Phantom Ratio at depth of 20 centimeters in water |
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TPS |
Treatment Planning System |
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TSEI |
Total Skin Electron Irradiation |
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TV |
Target Volume |
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TVL |
Tenth-Value Layer |
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UHF |
Ultrahigh Frequency |
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UNSCEAR |
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiations |
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WA |
while awake |
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WF |
Wedge Factor |
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WSTT |
Weight Supported Treadmill Training |
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