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Medical - Medical (general) | | German term or phrase: Gesamtherddosis | | Die Dauer der onkologischen Anamnese lag zwischen 12 Tagen und 38 Monaten. Die Dauer der Strahlentherapie betrug durchschnittlich 22,8 Tage. Die Gesamtherddosis (GHD) variierte von 24 Gy bis 72 Gy und lag durchschnittlich bei 42,8 Gy. Die durchgeführte Studie zeigte im Vergleich zu der medikamentösen Standardbehandlung bei der Prophylaxe einer Strahlenzystitis eine höhere Wirksamkeit des Arzneimittels |
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| | total focal dose | Explanation:
Herddosis = focal dose
(according to Wörterbuch Strahlenschutz - Strahlenbiologie - Nuklearmedizin,
Giradet)
Hence "Gesamtherddosis" = "total focal dose"
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Prolongation of the period between surgery and exposure of the abdominal cavity led to increase in the incidence of relapses in the abdominal cavity from 6.7% (up to 2 weeks) to 21.9% (more than 1 month), p = 0.02. Relapses were the most frequent in children aged over 4 years. This parameter virtually did not depend on the total focal dose.
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It is recommended that KS be treated by high-speed electron radiation covering the lesion and adjacent sites of the intact skin. Total focal dose must not exceed 30 Gy and, in case of circulatory disturbances in the lower limbs, the dose should be reduced to 20 Gy 14. Alternatively, a single application of 800 cGy may be as effective as a more protracted course of radiotherapy with a comparable complication rate 15.
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Die Herddosis ist bei der Strahlentherapie die Dosis am Herd.
A total of 35 patients (26 and 9 patients with glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma, respectively) were followed up. Radiation therapy was performed, by using a total focal dose of 65 Gy in 2 steps or a single dose of 1.25 Gy twice daily every 4-6 hours.
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Although sarcomas are relatively radioresistant, the total focal dose may be VERY high IF the tumor preferentially takes up the radioisotope. A very high dose might delay local progression or even achieve permanent local tumor control in patients with surgically inaccessible primary or relapsing osteoblastic tumors.
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13 mins confidence:   total dose
Explanation:
... seems to be sufficient according to the reference below.
A German definition I found was: "Gesamtmenge der im Rahmen einer Therapie an einen Patienten verabreichten Dosis" (didn't capture the URL - sorry).
So that would be something like the "total dose adminstered to a patient in the course of a specific treatment."
Hope this helps a bit...
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Ah, so Marga found it. Chapeau!
Reference: http://www.springerlink.com/content/cl21rm1418956x15/
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