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