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Lead shield

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004764

In medicine, a protective shield that may be placed on the outside of the body during radiation therapy or certain imaging procedures, such as mammography. This helps protect organs, such as the thyroid or reproductive organs (including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus in females and the testicles, prostate, and penis in males), from damage caused by radiation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004764
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004764",
  "term": "Lead shield",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In medicine, a protective shield that may be placed on the outside of the body during radiation therapy or certain imaging procedures, such as mammography. This helps protect organs, such as the thyroid or reproductive organs (including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus in females and the testicles, prostate, and penis in males), from damage caused by radiation.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/lead-shield/"
}

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