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Term:
dose of whole thorax lung irradiation that causes 50% of the total study population to have lung dysfunction
The amount of x-radiation that is sufficient to cause 50 percent of a population to have lung dysfunction (measurable as increased breathing rate or other parameter) within a certain time frame.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
dose of whole thorax lung x-radiation that causes 50% of the total study population to have lung dysfunction
narrow_synonym:
dose of whole thorax lung irradiation at which breathing rate increases for 50% of the total study population