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isocentre

isocentre noun: the point through which the central ray of the radiation beam passes.

Noun

isocentre (plural isocentres)

  1. (medical imaging, radiation therapy) The point through which the central ray of the radiation beam passes
    • In this technique, the isocentre was placed on the centre of the PTV boost.2015 July 9, Moamen M. O. M. Aly, Gerhard Glatting, Lennart Jahnke, Frederik Wenz, Yasser Abo-Madyan, “Comparison of breast simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) radiotherapy techniques”, in Radiation...

Forms of isocentre

pluralisocentres
alternative formisocenter

Origin of isocentre

From iso- + centre.

Words formed from isocentre

Questions about isocentre

What does isocentre mean?
Isocentre means the point through which the central ray of the radiation beam passes.
What part of speech is isocentre?
Isocentre is a noun.
What is the plural of isocentre?
The plural of isocentre is isocentres.

Words near isocentre in the dictionary

  1. isocausality
  2. isocedrane
  3. isocellular
  4. isocenter
  5. isocenters
  6. isocentre
  7. isocentres
  8. isocentric
  9. isocentrically
  10. isocephalic
  11. isocephalism

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