One dose that lands on the target, and one that must not land beside it.
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The twentieth entry is la reazione cutanea, and the noun that opens it does a job in Italian that « reaction » never does in English. On the ward the two words match exactly: la reazione cutanea is the skin reaction, una reazione allergica is an allergic one, and la reazione acuta stands two entries above. Take the same noun out of the clinic, though, and put a in front of it, and it stops describing a response altogether. Un aereo a reazione is a jet aircraft, il motore a reazione is a jet engine, and volare a reazione is to fly by jet. The picture behind that is Newton rather than the pharmacy — the engine drives gas backwards and the gas drives the aircraft forwards — and Italian built a whole vocabulary on it, where English reached instead for the thrown stream in the word « jet ». A third sense is political: la reazione, with the article and no complement, is the reactionary camp, and un reazionario belongs to it. So the noun on its own settles little, and the small word standing in front of it settles everything.
La dose totale non dice nulla senza il numero delle sedute.The total dose says nothing on its own without the number of sessions.
la distribuzione della dosethe dose distributionNoun (f)C2
La distribuzione della dose si legge a colori.The dose distribution is read off in colours.
la modulazione di intensitàintensity modulationNoun (f)C2
La modulazione di intensità piega la dose attorno all’organo sano.Intensity modulation bends the dose around the healthy organ.
la radioterapia guidata dalle immaginiimage-guided radiotherapyNoun (f)C2
La radioterapia guidata dalle immagini corregge la posizione ogni giorno.Image-guided radiotherapy corrects the position every day.
la maschera di immobilizzazionethe immobilisation maskNoun (f)C2
La maschera di immobilizzazione tiene ferma la testa.The immobilisation mask holds the head still.
la tecnica del respiro trattenutothe breath-hold techniqueNoun (f)C2
La tecnica del respiro trattenuto allontana il cuore dal campo.The breath-hold technique moves the heart away from the field.
la terapia con protoniproton therapyNoun (f)C2
La terapia con protoni rilascia la dose a una profondità precisa.Proton therapy releases the dose at a precise depth.
la brachiterapiabrachytherapyNoun (f)C2
Nella brachiterapia la sorgente viene messa dentro il corpo.In brachytherapy the source is placed inside the body.
la radiosensibilitàradiosensitivityNoun (f)C2
La radiosensibilità cambia da tessuto a tessuto.Radiosensitivity varies from tissue to tissue.
la reazione acutathe acute reactionNoun (f)C2
La reazione acuta compare durante le sedute.The acute reaction appears during the sessions.
la reazione cutaneathe skin reactionNoun (f)C2
La reazione cutanea somiglia a una scottatura.The skin reaction resembles sunburn.
la mucositemucositisNoun (f)C2
La mucosite rende doloroso mangiare.Mucositis makes eating painful.
la stanchezza da radioterapiaradiotherapy-related fatigueNoun (f)C2
La stanchezza da radioterapia cresce settimana dopo settimana.Radiotherapy-related fatigue grows week by week.
la radioterapia palliativapalliative radiotherapyNoun (f)C2
La radioterapia palliativa punta sul dolore e non sulla guarigione.Palliative radiotherapy aims at the pain and not at a cure.
la chemioterapia concomitanteconcurrent chemotherapyNoun (f)C2
La chemioterapia concomitante rende le cellule più sensibili.Concurrent chemotherapy makes the cells more sensitive.
la garanzia della qualitàquality assuranceNoun (f)C2
La garanzia della qualità misura la macchina prima dei pazienti.Quality assurance measures the machine before the patients.
la segnalazione degli eventiincident reportingNoun (f)C2
La segnalazione degli eventi serve anche quando al paziente non è successo nulla.Incident reporting is useful even when nothing happened to the patient.
la radioprotezioneradiation protectionNoun (f)C2
La radioprotezione riguarda anche chi lavora nella stanza accanto.Radiation protection also concerns those working in the room next door.
