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An organized cluster of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ around the chestnut-shaped body, surrounding the beginning of the urethra in the male. The secretion of the glands is a milky fluid that is discharged by excretory ducts into the prostatic...
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An outline of care; a treatment plan. An action plan for a clinical trial will state what the study will do, how, and why. It explains how many people will be in it, who is eligible to participate, what study agents or other interventions they will be given, what...
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Refers to the level of comfort, enjoyment, ability to pursue daily activities. The term, quality of life is often used in discussions of treatment options.
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Total amount of radiation absorbed by specific material or tissues. 1) The unit for the dose absorbed from ionizing radiation, equivalent to 100 ergs per gram of tissue; 100 rad = 1 Gy. Symbol for radian. 2) Abbreviation for racemic.
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Skin changes at the site of ionizing radiation. Particularly redness of the skin due to capillary dilatation in the acute stage, temporary or permanent loss of hair, and chronic changes in the epidermis and dermis resembling a premalignant warty lesion.
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A doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat tumors. A radiologist who specializes in radiation treatment of neoplasms – abnormal tissue growths (malignant or nonmalignant).
