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cryotherapy
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use of cold temperatures to treat a disease
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cryptochidism
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undescended testes
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CT simulation/virtual simulation
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a type of simulation that operates along with along w/ a 3D geometric planning computer
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CT simulator
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computed tomography scanner equipped w/ software that can provide info needed to design the pt's tx parameters
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cumulative effecte
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an effect that develops if the body is unable to detox and excrete a drug quickly enough
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curie (CI)
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a historical unit of radioactivity that equals 3.7 x 10(10) Bq
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curriculum
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body of courses and formally established learning experiences presenting the knowledge.....
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customer(external, internal)
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external - not employed by the particular institution (pts) internal-employees
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cyclotron
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a charged particle accelerator used mainly for nuclear research and more recently for generating proton and neutron beams
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cystectomy
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surgical removal of the bladder
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cytoplasm
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all the cellular protoplasm except the nucleus and its contents
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CYVADIC
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a chemo program
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cytotoxic
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ability to kill cancer cells
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daily tx record
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a document recording the actual tx delivery
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debulking surgery
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surgical procedure to reduce tumor size
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decay constant
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total number of atoms that decay per unit of time
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definitive
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a course of radiation therapy in which the objective is to cure by eradication of the disease
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de novo
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a latin term that means "anew"
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densitometer
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a special device that measures the degree of blackening on a film
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deontology
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one of the three ethical theories; the other two are consequentialism and virtue ethics
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