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Radiosurgery
Radiosurgery
A radiation therapy technique that uses a large number of narrow, precisely aimed, highly focused beams of ionising radiation. The beams are aimed from many directions circling the head and meet at a specific point.
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Radial Artery
The radial artery is the blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood in the forearm. You can feel the pulse of the radial artery by feeling the forearm just underneath the thumb. There are three arteries in the normal forearm that carry blood to the hand.
Radiation colitis
Damage to the colon from radiation therapy.
Radiation enteritis
Damage to the small intestine from radiation therapy.
Radiation oncologist/radiation therapist
A radiologist who specializes in the use of radioactive substances and x-rays for the treatment of tumors and cancer.
Radiation Oncology
The study and treatment of cancers using radiation (x-rays, gamma rays or electrons).
Radiation Therapy
The use of x-rays, gamma rays, or electrons to treat cancers.
Radiation therapy
The use of radiation energy to interfere with tumor growth. See irradiation.
Radical prostatectomy
Surgery to remove the prostate along with the two seminal vesicle glands attached to the prostate.
Radical retropubic prostatectomy
An operation to remove the entire prostate gland and seminal vesicles through the lower abdomen.
Radiculopathy
A disease or other problem affecting a nerve root.
Radio-iodinated I 125 serum albumin human
Radio-iodinated I 125 serum albumin human is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): albumin iodinated I-125 serum.
Radioactive Tracer
A low-dose radioactive dye or contrast medium injected into a blood vessel as part of an imaging procedure.
Radioallergosorbent test (RAST)
A solid-phase radioimmunoassay for detecting IgE antibody specific for a particular allergen.
Radiofrequency
An invasive procedure that involves heating tissue in order to destroy it.; used to treat some types of rapid heart rhythms.
Radiogardase prussian blue
Radiogardase prussian blue is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): ferric hexacyanoferrateII.
Radiography
The treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation.
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
A widely used technique for measurement of primary antigen-antibody interactions, and for the determination of the level of important biological substances in mixed samples. It takes advantage of the specificity of the antigen-antibody interaction and the sensitivity that derives from measurement of radioactively labelled materials.
Radioiodinated serum albumin human ihsa I 125
Radioiodinated serum albumin human ihsa I 125 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): albumin iodinated I-125 serum.
Radioisotope
A radioactive material injected into the body so that a nuclear scanner can make pictures.
Radioisotope scan
Uses radioactive substances introduced into the body to create an image of the functioning adrenal gland.
Radiologist
A physician trained in the use of radioactive substances, x-rays, and other imaging techniques to arrive at a diagnosis.
Radiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
Radionuclide scans
Tests to find GI bleeding. Radioactive material is injected to highlight organs on a special camera. Also called scintigraphy.
Radionuclide ventriculography
A diagnostic procedure used to determine the shape and size of the heart's chambers.
Radionuclide-labeled 125 I fibrinogen human sensor
Radionuclide-labeled 125 I fibrinogen human sensor is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): fibrinogen, I-125.
Radiopharmaceutical
Also tracer or radionuclide. Basic radioactively tagged compound necessary to produce a nuclear medicine image.
Radioresistant
Resistant to radiation therapy.
Radiosensitive
Responsive to radiation therapy.
Radiotherapy
Specific treatment of diseases such as cancer using high energy X-rays.
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Radiography
The treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation.
Radioisotope
A radioactive material injected into the body so that a nuclear scanner can make pictures.
Radionuclide scans
Tests to find GI bleeding. Radioactive material is injected to highlight organs on a special camera. Also called scintigraphy.
Radionuclide ventriculography
A diagnostic procedure used to determine the shape and size of the heart's chambers.
Radiopharmaceutical
Also tracer or radionuclide. Basic radioactively tagged compound necessary to produce a nuclear medicine image.
Radiosurgery
Rape
Forced or manipulated nonconsensual sexual contact, including vaginal or anal intercourse, oral sex, or penetration with an object.
Rapid gastric emptying
A condition that occurs when food moves too fast from the stomach into the small intestine. Symptoms are nausea, pain, weakness, and sweating. This syndrome most often affects people who have had stomach operations. Also called dumping syndrome.
Reconstructive surgery
Serving to rebuild, restore, or correct the appearance and function of defective, damaged, or misshaped body structures or parts.
Rectal manometry
A test that uses a thin tube and balloon to measure pressure and movements of the rectal and anal sphincter muscles. Usually used to diagnose chronic constipation and fecal incontinence.
Rectal prolapse
A condition in which the rectum slips so that it protrudes from the anus.
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