isocentre

English

Alternative forms

isocenter

Etymology

iso- +‎ centre

Noun

isocentre (plural isocentres)

(medical imaging, radiation therapy) The point through which the central ray of the radiation beam passes
- 2015 July 9, Moamen M.O.M. Aly et al., “Comparison of breast simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) radiotherapy techniques”, in Radiation Oncology (London, England)‎, volume 10, DOI:10.1186/s13014-015-0452-2:
  In this technique, the isocentre was placed on the centre of the PTV boost .

Derived terms

isocentric

Anagrams

erections, isocenter, necrotise, neoterics, resection, secretion, tricosene

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