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Radiotherapy, Image-Guided MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
Tree Number(s)
E02.815.768
Unique ID
D061089
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061089
Scope Note
The use of pre-treatment imaging modalities to position the patient, delineate the target, and align the beam of radiation to achieve optimal accuracy and reduce radiation damage to surrounding non-target tissues.
Entry Term(s)
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
Radiotherapy Target Organ Alignment
Target Organ Alignment, Radiotherapy
Previous Indexing
Radiotherapy or specifics (2002-2011)
See Also
Fiducial Markers
Patient Positioning
Public MeSH Note
2012
History Note
2012
Date Established
2012/01/01
Date of Entry
2011/06/24
Revision Date
2012/07/03
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