ED

15:11 Mar 9, 2007
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French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / chemotherapy adverse effects
French term or phrase: ED
Maybe I've been typing for too long, but I can't make sense of several abbreviations (others asked separately).

ED (gr. 3-4) :
Neutropénies fébriles : 10%
Asthénie : 13%
Mucites : 3%
DX (gr. 3-4) :
Neutropénies fébriles : 3%
Alt° unguéales : 63%
SMP : 10%
Mucites : 3%, diarrhées : 3%
Gabrielle Lyons
Local time: 17:39


Summary of answers provided
4dose equivalent
Francis MARC
4equivalent dose (of radiotherapy)
Drmanu49
2epidemiology
Alain Pommet
2Increased dose/High dose (élevé-dose)
liz askew


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ED (abbreviation)
epidemiology


Explanation:
Could it be a typo for EP? As far as I can see ED always means education!

Alain Pommet
Local time: 18:39
Native speaker of: English
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dose equivalent


Explanation:
La médecine nucléaireED = D x FQ avec D : dose (Gy); ED : équivalent de dose en sievert (Sv). Information: l'ancienne unité d'équivalent de dose est le rem : 1 Sv = 100 rem. ...
pedagogie.ac-toulouse.fr/sc_phy/docum/phy/ter/sms/ptsmco07.htm - 22k


Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  – Radiation Protection
  – Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Domaine(s)
  – Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  – Radioprotection
  – Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

dose equivalent

équivalent de dose

DEF – [The] product of absorbed dose,
quality factor, distribution factor and
other modifying factors necessary to
obtain an evaluation of the effects of
irradiation received by exposed
persons, so that the different
characteristics of the exposure are
taken into account. [Definition
standardized by ISO.] Source

OBS – It is commonly expressed in
sieverts (formerly expressed in rems).


Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 19:39
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ED (abbreviation)
Increased dose/High dose (élevé-dose)


Explanation:
All refs may not be relevant, however here are my findings:

http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/17/11/3540

ED = extensive disease

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Original article Influence of alternate sequences of epirubicin ...
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Eight patients. received the ED sequence and four received the DE sequence. at the first cycle of chemotherapy. All patients received the ...
annonc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/13/2/280.pdf - Similar pages

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S-HAM induction chemotherapy with or without GM-CSF in patients ...
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All patients received glucocorticoid eye drops during ... lower ED rate. The toxicity of S-HAM is mainly a con-. sequence of its high myelotoxicity and the ...
www.springerlink.com/index/XMXRV2X1RL8GA3BH.pdf - Similar pages

Le Centre pour la Santé et Éducation des Femmes - Gynécologie ...
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La toxicité de la chimiothérapie d'élevé-dose est une préoccupation profonde, de même que les charges supplémentaires. Dans un état de l'enregistrement de ...
www.womenshealthsection.com/content/gynfr/gyno013.php3 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages




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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-09 17:28:01 GMT)
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Are you able to get back to the author? This is not an obvious one.

liz askew
United Kingdom
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ED (abbreviation)
equivalent dose (of radiotherapy)


Explanation:
The BED concept can be used to estimate the equivalent dose of radiotherapy that will achieve the same duration of symptom relief as palliative chemotherapy ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...

Drmanu49
France
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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