doza

doza

The amount of medicine taken, or radiation given, at one time.

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Category: Cancer treatment
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kumulativna doza

Health care; Cancer treatment

In medicine, the total amount of a drug or radiation given to a patient over time; for example, the total dose of radiation given in a series of radiation treatments.

kumulativna doza

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The total dose resulting from repeated or continuous exposures of the same portion of the body, or of the whole body, to ionizing radiation. For more information, see “primer on ...

površinska doza

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The absorbed dose, including that caused by scattering, at the surface of the phantom or the patient's skin surface, usually on the radiation beam axis.

hiperkalcemija

Health care; Cancer treatment

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drenaža limfnog čvora

Health care; Cancer treatment

The flow of lymph from an area of tissue into a particular lymph node.

mineral

Health care; Cancer treatment

In medicine, a mineral is a nutrient that is needed in small amounts to keep the body healthy. Mineral nutrients include the elements calcium, magnesium, and iron.