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Whole-Body Irradiation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Whole-Body Irradiation
Tree Number(s)
E02.815.814
E05.980
Unique ID
D014916
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014916
Annotation
in rad experiments IM when point of article is irrad of entire animal & coord with organ or process /‌rad eff (IM or NIM); no qualif when NIM; in radiother coord IM with disease /‌radiother (IM)
Scope Note
Irradiation of the whole body with ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. It is applicable to humans or animals but not to microorganisms.
Entry Version
WHOLE BODY IRRAD
Entry Term(s)
Irradiation, Total Body
Irradiation, Whole-Body
Radiation, Whole-Body
Total Body Irradiation
Whole-Body Radiation
See Also
Hemibody Irradiation
Lymphatic Irradiation
Public MeSH Note
91; was WHOLE BODY IRRADIATION 1982-90
Online Note
use WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION to search WHOLE BODY IRRADIATION 1982-90
History Note
91; was WHOLE BODY IRRADIATION 1982-90
Date Introduced
1982/01/01
Last Updated
2019/05/24
Whole-Body Irradiation Preferred
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