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PRK
— Photo Refractive Keratectomy
POD
— Physiologically Optimized Dosimeter
ECG
— Electrocardiogram
CT
— Computed Tomography
A-SI
— Amorphous Silicon
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
RF
— Radio Frequency
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BEV
— Beam's Eye View (radiation therapy imaging technique)
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
PAMP
— Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern
POE
— Point of Entry
DVH
— Dose-Volume Histogram
CDRH
— Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
HRMS
— High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
HPLC
— High Performance Liquid Chromatography
UNSCEAR
— United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiations
STM
— Short Term Memory
FMRI
— Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OSL
— Optically Stimulated Luminescence
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
BPP
— Biophysical Profile
BMT
— Bone Marrow Transplantation
DRR
— Digitally Reconstructed Radiograph
LOGP
— Partition Coefficient
NRC
— Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
IMAT
— Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy
TCPE
— Transient Charged Particle Equilibrium
PE
— Potential Energy
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
AP
— Anterior-posterior
ADCL
— Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory
FDG
— Fluorodeoxyglucose
ODI
— Optical Distance Indicator
SI
— Système International d'unités (International System of Units)
2DF
— Two-degree Field
NTCP
— Normal Tissue Complication Probability
DIA
— Digital Image Analysis
LUTS
— lower urinary tract symptoms
TVL
— Tenth-Value Layer
FT-NMR
— Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
MPR
— Multiplanar Reconstruction
LASIK
— laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (eye surgery)
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
CET
— Coefficient of Equivalent Thickness
CPE
— Charged Particle Equilibrium
IPL
— Intense Pulsed Light
UHF
— Ultrahigh Frequency
CNT
— Carbon Nanotube
FCPS
— Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
IPEM
— Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
TLD
— Thermoluminescent Dosimetry
OER
— Oxygen Enhancement Ratio
SAD
— Source-Axis Distance
SPECT
— single-photon emission computed tomography
GM
— Geiger-Mueller tube
PDL
— Pulsed Dye Laser
GTV
— gross tumor volume
EUS
— Endoscopic Ultrasound
POLIO
— Poliomyelitis
TPS
— Treatment Planning System
CEMA
— Converted Energy per Unit Mass
CTV
— Clinical Target Volume
SIR
— Society of Interventional Radiology
DCR
— Digitally Composited Radiograph
WA
— while awake
NPL
— National Physical Laboratory (U.K.)
CAX
— Central Axis
ER
— electrical resistance
REV
— Room's Eye View
IPEMB
— Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology
BE
— Binding Energy
PDD
— Percentage Depth Dose
IRAD
— Interactive Radiology Review & Assessment
MPE
— Medical Physics Expert
PDD(10)
— Percentage Depth Dose at 10 cm depth in water
ITV
— Internal Target Volume
SF
— Scatter Factor
LDCT
— Low-Dose Computed Tomography (cancer-screening method)
SSDL
— Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratory
CPC
— Centrifugal Partition Chromatography
TSEI
— Total Skin Electron Irradiation
CT-SIM
— Computed Tomography SIMulator
IUPESM
— International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
CCPM
— Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine
BGO
— Bismuth Germanate (Bismuth Germanium Oxide)
NAP
— Nominal Accelerating Potential
RPO
— Radiation Protection Officer
EEG
— Electroencephalography
OAR
— Off-Axis Ratio
TAR
— Tissue-Air Ratio
MU
— Monitor Unit
PET
— Post-Exposure Treatment
DMF
— Dose modifying factor
AOXIA
— Misspelling of noun, Correct sp' is condition known as 'Apoxia'
LEM
— Local Effect Model
HRCT
— High Resolution Computed Tomography
CTA-FFR
— Computed Tomographic Angiography with a new computerized analysis of Flow Reserve
SCD
— Source-Collimator Distance
CSDA
— Continuous Slowing-Down Approximation
COE
— crossover effect
TCP
— Tumor Control Probability
BIPM
— Bureau International des Poides et Measures
ITDF
— Information Technology Digital Forensics
BSS
— Basic Safety Standards Directive
PBU
— Pressure Biofeedback Unit
TP
— Treatment Planning
CBE
— Center for Biofilm Engineering
DSR
— Digital Subtraction Radiography
IOMP
— International Organization for Medical Physics
CCTA
— Coronary Computed Tomography Angiogram
CHART
— Continuous Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiation Therapy
FIF
— Field In Field
PDR
— Pulsed Dose Rate
IGRT
— Image-Guided Radiotherapy
TMR
— Tissue-Maximum Ratio
SE
— Spin-Echo
STEL
— Short-Term (15-minute) Exposure Limit
WSTT
— Weight Supported Treadmill Training
LSO
— Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate
COMP
— Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists
NCS
— Nederlandse Commissie voor Stralingsdosimetrie
DMLC
— Dynamic Multi-Leaf Collimator
B-G
— Bragg-Gray cavity theory
RTA
— retinal thickness analysis
CSR
— Cervical Spine Radiography
TPR
— Tissue-Phantom Ratio
TPR20
— Tissue-Phantom Ratio at depth of 20 centimeters in water
RDF
— Relative Dose Factor
TV
— Target Volume
BPI
— Brain Performance Index
EBF
— electron backscatter factor
CF
— Collimator Factor
SEBI
— Stereotactic External Beam Irradiation
EFOMP
— European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics
IFMBE
— International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
RPC
— Radiological Physics Center
LCM
— Laser Capture Molecular Core
KERMA
— Kinetic Energy Released per unit MAss
IC
— impedance cardiography
GI
— Guided Imagery
BSF
— Backscatter factors
RSL
— radioactive seed localization
RV
— Record and Verify
RTCI
— Real-Time Compound Imaging
IORT
— Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy
S-A
— Spencer-Attix
TPR10
— Tissue-Phantom Ratio at depth of 10 centimeters in water
MLC
— Multileaf Collimator
ILP
— Intense Laser Physics
SMLC
— Segmented Multi-Leaf Collimator
MDR
— Medium Dose Rate
ART
— achilles reflex time
DIN
— Deutches Institut fur Normung (Germany)
ESTRO
— European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
BAT
— B-mode Acquisition and Targeting
CIM
— Conventional imaging modalities
SSD
— Source-to-Surface Distance
REF
— Relative Exposure Factor
RFA
— Radiation Field Analyser
ISF
— Inverse Square Factor
INRT
— Involved-Node RadioTherapy
DRPROF
— Doctor-Professor
GI
— GastroInestinal
ART
— Adaptive Radiotherapy
WF
— Wedge Factor
RTBM
— Real-Time Brain Mapping
FPSS
— Forward Planned Step and Shoot
RL
— Radioluminescence
ITP
— Inverse Treatment Planning
STT
— Segmented Treatment Tables
SMRE
— Scanning Micro-Reference Electrode
CES
— Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation
SAR
— Scatter-Air Ratio
LDR
— Low-Dose Radiation
DV
— Diagnostic Variable
IGR
— Image-Guided Radiosurgery
SME
— Spectroscopy Made Easy
TD
— Target Dose
CE
— Compton effect
TL
— ThermoLuminescence
MVCT
— Megavoltage computed tomography
SHH
— Sonic-HedgeHog
IL
— Isodose Line
PA
— Postero-Anterior
PP
— Pair Production
LDR
— Lethal-Dose Radiation
OF
— Obliquity Factor
RGS
— Respiratory Gated System
NE
— Nuclear Enterprises
RPL
— RadioPhotoLuminescence
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