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MeSH Heading: Organs at Risk
Tree Number(s): A01.635
Unique ID: D058958
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058958
Scope Note: Organs which might be damaged during exposure to a toxin or to some form of therapy. It most frequently refers to healthy organs located in the radiation field during radiation therapy.
Previous Indexing: Risk Factors (1997-2010); specific organ/radiation effects (1979-2010)
See Also: Organ Sparing Treatments; Radiotherapy Setup Errors; Risk Factors
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Organs at Risk MeSH Descriptor Data 2025