Terminology Flashcards by Sania Krishna

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ALARA

A

As low as is reasonably achievable

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AP

A

anterior to posterior

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bid

A

twice daily

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CBCT

A

cone beam computed tomography

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C.diff

A

clostridium difficile

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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

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CNS

A

central nervous system

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CT

A

computed tomography

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CT sim

A

computed tomography simulation

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CTV

A

clinical target volume

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DCIS

A

ductal carcinoma in situ

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dmax

A

depth of maximum dose

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DNR

A

do no resuscitate

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DRR

A

digitally reconstructed radiographs

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DVH

A

dose volume histogram

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EBRT

A

external beam radiation therapy

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EPI

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electronic portal image

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FIGO

A

federation of Internal Gynaecologists and obstetricians

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GTV

A

gross tumour volume

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HDR

A

high dose rate

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HIV

A

human immune virus

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HPV

A

human papilloma virus

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HVT

A

half value thickness

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IGRT

image guided radiation therapy

IMC

internal mammary chain

IMRT

intensity modulated radiation therapy

IV

intravenous

kV

kilovolt

LDR

low dose rate

MLC

multi-leaf collimator

MU

monitor unit

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MRSA

methycillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

MV

megavolt

OAR

organ at risk

OBI

on-board imager

ODI

optical distance indicator

pap smear

papanicolaou smear

PBI

partial breast irradiation

PET

positron emission tomography

PCI

prophylactic cranial irradiation

PDR

pulse dose rate

POP

parallel opposed pair

PRV

planning organ at risk volume

PSA

prostatic specific antigen

PSF

peak scatter factor

PTV

planning target volume

QA

quality assurance

RDF

relative dose frequency

ROF

relative output factor

SAD

source axis distance

SBRT

stereotactic body radiation therapy

SFD

source film distasnce

SRS

stereotactic radiosurgery

SRT

stereotactic radiotherapy

SSD

source skin distance

SSN

supra sternal notch

SVCO

superior vena cava obstruction

TAHBSO

total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

TLD

thermoluminescent dosimeter

TPR

tissue phantom ratio

VMAT

volumetric modulated arc therapy

VRE

vancomycin-resistant enterococci

WBRT

whole brain radiation therapy

WHMIS

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

3DCRT

3 dimensional conformal radiation therapy

4DCT

4 dimensional computed tomography