Partial-breast irradiation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006376",
  "term": "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. Partial-breast irradiation gives a higher dose over a shorter time than is given in standard whole-breast radiation therapy. Partial-breast irradiation may be given using internal or external sources of radiation. Also called accelerated partial-breast irradiation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "accelerated partial-breast irradiation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/partial-breast-irradiation/"
}