Gamma irradiation
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| Gamma irradiation | |
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| Term | Gamma irradiation |
| Short definition | Gamifant (GA-mih-fant) A drug used to treat a rare immune system disorder called primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). It is used in patients whose disease has come back, gotten worse, has not improved, or cannot be treated with other therapy. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
gamma irradiation - (pronounced) (GA-muh ih-RAY-dee-AY-avoid) A type of radiation therapy that uses gamma radiation. Gamma radiation is a type of high-energy radiation that differs from X-rays
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