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an instrument for directing a high-frequency current through a local tissue area
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electrocautery
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the amount of energy required to remove an electron form its orbit in an atom
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electron binding energy
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number of electrons per unit mass
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electron density
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is responsible for producing electrons and injectign them into the accelerator structure
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electron gun
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a patient's mmedical record stored on and accessed from a computer
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electronic medical record (EMR)
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a system producing near real-time portal images on a computer screen for evaluation
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electronic portal imaging devices
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negatively charged subatomic particles that can be accelerated by a variety of machines or are emitted from decaying isotopes and used fro external beam treatmetn and brachytherapy
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electrons
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"cutouts" that collimate and shape the electron treatment field
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electron shields
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identifying with the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another person
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empathy
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a french term meaning "iin one block." in surgical cancer care, it means "in one specimen"
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en bloc
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a sphincter-sparing procedure in which the radiation treatment is delivered by a 50kVp contact unit inserted into the rectum. only a select group of people with low-middle-third rectal lesions that have small exophytic tumors confinded to the bowel wall are eligible candidates for this treatment
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endocavitary radiation therapy
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cancer of the endometrium or uterus
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endometrial cancer
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a growth pattern that invades within the lamina propria and submucosa
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endophytic pattern
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a continuous membrane in the cellular cytoplasm containing the ribosomes
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endoplasmic reticulum
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a model that identifies the caregiver as a scientist dealing only in facts and does not consider teh human aspect of the patient
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engineering model
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tumors arising from the ependymal cells lining the brain ventricles and central spinal canal. they may be low or high grade
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ependymoma
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the study of defining teh distribution and determinants causing disease and injury in human populations
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epidemiology
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the extremely thin outer layer of the skin composed of four or five distinct layers of cells
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epidermis
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cartilage at the junction of teh diaphysis and epiphysis in young bones that serves as a growth area for long-bone lengthening
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epiphyseal line
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the knoblike portion of a long bone made up of spongy bone. it is located at either end of a long bone
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epiphyses
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