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Radiation therapy terminology? sm - Grace

Posted: Dec 15, 2009

Anyone know of a good site(s) to get in-depth radiation therapy terminology? I have about 50 jobs in queue and have never typed it! Thought I'd ask here if anyone has a site they like while I continue to look for one. Thanks a million for any help!

websites - heres one

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http://coloncancer.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=coloncancer&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancer.org%2Fdocroot%2FETO%2Fcontent%2FETO_1_8X_Glossary_of_Radiation_Therapy_Terms.asp

more websites - here are more

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should find what you need with these. Many many on goggle under radiation therapy terminology glossary

http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/patientcare/medicalservices/radonc/glossary.html

http://www.stjohnshealthsystem.org/astroweb/glossary/glossary.htm

http://www.tomotherapy.com/patient/glossary/

http://www.sjhlex.org/body.cfm?id=1612

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