- isocenter
- iso·center
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isocenter
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isocenter — iso·cen·ter (iґso senґtər) a point at which there is a maximum or minimum of the radiation dose, i.e., the center of the surrounding isodose curves … Medical dictionary
isocenter — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ noun Etymology: is + center : the point on an aerial photograph intersected by the bisector of the angle between the plumb line and the perpendicular to the photograph … Useful english dictionary
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