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Hemibody Irradiation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hemibody Irradiation
Tree Number(s)
E02.815.270
Unique ID
D017619
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017619
Annotation
in radiotherapy, coordinate with disease /‌radiother; for hemibody irradiation experiments, coordinate with organ or process /‌rad eff
Scope Note
Irradiation of one half or both halves of the body in the treatment of disseminated cancer or widespread metastases. It is used to treat diffuse metastases in one session as opposed to multiple fields over an extended period. The more frequent treatment modalities are upper hemibody irradiation (UHBI) or lower hemibody irradiation (LHBI). Less common is mid-body irradiation (MBI). In the treatment of both halves of the body sequentially, hemibody irradiation permits radiotherapy of the whole body with larger doses of radiation than could be accomplished with WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION. It is sometimes called systemic hemibody irradiation with reference to its use in widespread cancer or metastases. (P. Rubin et al. Cancer, Vol 55, p2210, 1985)
Entry Version
HEMIBODY IRRAD
Entry Term(s)
Half-Body Irradiation
Hemi-Body Irradiation
Irradiation, Half-Body
Irradiation, Hemibody
Sequential Hemibody Irradiation
Systemic Hemibody Irradiation
Previous Indexing
Radiotherapy (1980-1993)
Radiotherapy Dosage (1980-1993)
Whole-Body Irradiation (1981-1993)
See Also
Whole-Body Irradiation
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/12/28
Revision Date
2005/06/30
Hemibody Irradiation Preferred
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