Accelerated partial-breast irradiation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000134",
  "term": "Accelerated partial-breast irradiation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of radiation therapy given only to the part of the breast that has cancer in it. Accelerated partial-breast irradiation gives a higher dose over a shorter time than is given in standard whole-breast radiation therapy. Accelerated partial-breast irradiation may be given using internal or external sources of radiation. Also called partial-breast irradiation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "partial-breast irradiation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/accelerated-partial-breast-irradiation/"
}