Radiation oncology glossary
Radiation oncology glossary
Hi, my name is Emy and I’m studying in Radiation oncology in College Ahuntsic. I’ve been in my program for 1 year now. My glossary is for the new students in my field of study or people who are trying to learn more about it. Radiation oncology in a simpler way is how to treat cancer with radiation. Knowing the words better can help people in the program to practice in English and be better at what they do because the terms change a lot in different languages. There’ll be 10 different terms, with pictures, definitions, and pronunciations. All the definitions are on Wikipedia or Google. Now you can go see the next page.
- oncology
- noun
- The study and treatment of tumors.
- Example: Current Medication Metoclopramide - anti-emetic Co-trimaxazole - 400mg bd - anti-bacterial Prednisolone - 5mg od - (a steroid; immunosuppressant, widely used in ONCOLOGY, marked antitumour effect in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, hodgkin's &non-hodgkin's lymphoma.
- en: oncologie
- photon
- noun
- A particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. A photon carries energy proportional to the radiation frequency but has zero rest mass.
- Example: Einstein explained this behaviour by saying that an electron is emitted when it absorbs a PHOTON.
- en: photon
- isocenter
- noun
- Isocenter in aerial photography: it is a point where a line cuts an angle of 90 degree of tier/2.
- Example: All of these movements in the modern linac occur around an axis that runs through the isocenter.
- en: isocentre
- mucositis
- noun
- A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed.
- Example: The most common toxicity during treatment was mucositis.
- en: radiomucite
- ionizing radiation
- noun
- Radiation consisting of particles, X-rays, or gamma rays with sufficient energy to cause ionization in the medium through which it passes.
- Example: In addition to cancer inductions, ionizing radiation may have significant effects on pre-natal development and on genetic or hereditary factors.
- en: radiation ionisante
- metastasis
- noun
- The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.
- Example: The pathologist who evaluates cancer cells in biopsied tissue designates the cancer as being stage I, II, III, or IV, in terms of the degree of metastasis.
- en: métastase
- lymphoma
- noun
- Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting network. The lymphatic system includes the lymph nodes (lymph glands), spleen, thymus gland and bone marrow. Lymphoma can affect all those areas as well as other organs throughout the body.
- Example: He has a key role in a number of different chemotherapy plans, including chemotherapy for lymphoma.
- en: lymphôme
- brachytherapy
- noun
- The treatment of cancer, especially prostate cancer, by the insertion of radioactive implants directly into the tissue.
- Example: Advantages Hormone therapy shrinks the prostate gland and can be used to reduce the size of the gland before brachytherapy.
- en: curiethérapie
- radiation dermatitis
- noun
- A common side effect of radical ionizing radiation treatment.
- Example: They are recommended for inflammatory skin conditions ( eczema, atopic dermatitis and radiation dermatitis ), microbial driven skin disorders ( folliculitis, acne, ring worm, skin infections and staph colonization ) and body odor.
- en: radiodermite
- carcinoma
- noun
- A cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs.
- Example: Back pressure on the caecum from an obstructing ascending colonic carcinoma causing a tender caecum may also mimic appendicitis.
- en: carcinôme