Dose — means quantity in the following fields: In nutrition, medicine, and toxicology: Dose (biochemistry), the quantity of something that may be eaten by or administered to an organism, or that an organism may be exposed to Medicine and toxicology… … Wikipedia
Dose-volume histogram — (DVH), a concept used in radiation treatment planning[1]. DVHs were introduced by Goitein and Verhey in 1979 in a publication by Shipley et al.[2]. The purpose of a DVH is to summarize 3D dose distributions in a graphical 2D format. In modern… … Wikipedia
Dose area product — (DAP) is a quantity used in assessing the radiation risk from diagnostic X rays examination and interventional procedures. It reflects not only the dose within the radiation field but also the area of tissue irradiated. Therefore, it may be a… … Wikipedia
The Wisdom of Doctor Dodypoll — [The term dodypoll, also spelled dodipoll, dodepole, and doddy poll among other variants, is an archaic colloquialism for a stupid or simple minded person; Manser and Apperson, pp. 149 50; Nares, Vol. 1, p. 247. Poll means head; the modern slang… … Wikipedia
Dose-response relationship — Semi log plots of two agonists with different Kd. The dose response relationship, or exposure response relationship, describes the change in effect on an organism caused by differing levels of exposure (or doses) to a stressor (usually a… … Wikipedia
Dose (biochemistry) — This article is about a measure of medication or chemical exposure. For other uses, see Dose (disambiguation). A dose is a quantity of something (chemical, physical, or biological) that may impact an organism biologically; the greater the… … Wikipedia
dose — I UK [dəʊs] / US [doʊs] noun [countable] Word forms dose : singular dose plural doses ** 1) medical an amount of a drug that has been measured so that you can take it dose of: If you are in pain, increase the dose of painkillers. a small/low dose … English dictionary
dose — 1. The quantity of a drug or other remedy to be taken or applied all at one time or in fractional amounts within a given period. Cf.:dosage (2). 2. In nuclear medicine, amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material (absorbed d.) … Medical dictionary
Dose fractionation — Experiments in radiation biology have found that as the absorbed dose of radiation increases, the number of cells which survive decreases. They have also found that if the radiation is fractionated into smaller doses, with one or more rest… … Wikipedia
dose — dose1 [ dous ] noun count ** 1. ) an amount of a drug that has been measured so that you can take it: dose of: If you are in pain, increase the dose of painkillers. a small/low dose: Taking a low dose of aspirin can help prevent heart attacks. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
