DOSIMETRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dosimetry mean? 

• DOSIMETRY (noun)
  The noun DOSIMETRY has 1 sense:

1. measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

  Familiarity information: DOSIMETRY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOSIMETRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dosimetry" is a kind of...):

measure; measurement; measuring; mensuration (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule)

 Context examples 

The International Electrotechnical Commission preferred expression of radiation dose in computed tomography (CT) dosimetry.

(Computed Tomography Dose Index Volume, NCI Thesaurus)

Gel dosimetry involves filling a model of a body part, such as the head, neck or breast, with a gel mixture.

(Gel Dosimetry, NCI Thesaurus)

The Irradiation Shared Resource provides Cancer Center investigators with support in the following areas: cell, tumor, specimen, animal irradiation for studies of radiobiologic mechanisms or to suppress immune responses in experimental animals, as well as to sterilize various cell, vaccine and drug preparations; radiotherapy models development and treatment planning, laser and photodynamic therapy, in vivo imaging, in vivo fluorescent imaging, atomic absorption spectroscopy, DNA damage and other radiation assays, safety training and dosimetry measurements.

(Irradiation Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

This radioimmunoconjugate binds to the breast epithelial mucin antigen, which is found primarily on breast cancer cells, permitting radioactive immunodetection of mucin-positive tumor cells and an estimate of radiation dosimetry prior to administration of cytotoxic radiotherapy.

(Indium In 111 Monoclonal Antibody BrE-3, NCI Thesaurus)

The ICRU endeavors to collect and evaluate the latest data and information pertinent to the problems of radiation measurement and dosimetry, and to recommend in its publications the most acceptable values and techniques for current use.

(International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, NCI Thesaurus)