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Abstract
Radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.
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3 entry terms
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Adjuvant Radiotherapies
- Radiotherapies, Adjuvant
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14 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
almost never IM; coord with dis /radiother (IM) + specific radiother (IM) + specific surg or chemother to which this is adjuvant (IM)
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- Combined Modality Therapy (1985-1994)
- specific neoplasms/radiotherapy (1966-1994)
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QZ 270
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Adjuvant Radiotherapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018714. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018714
- Adjuvant Radiotherapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66764561