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prophylactic cranial irradiation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006967

Radiation therapy to the head to reduce the risk that cancer will spread to the brain.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006967
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006967",
  "term": "prophylactic cranial irradiation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Radiation therapy to the head to reduce the risk that cancer will spread to the brain.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/prophylactic-cranial-irradiation/"
}

Record 13,706 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.