| Descriptor English: | Whole-Body Counting | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Recuento Corporal Total 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Contagem Corporal Total | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Dosimétrie du corps entier | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Counter, Whole-Body Counters, Whole-Body Counting, Whole-Body Whole Body Counter Whole Body Counters Whole Body Counting Whole-Body Counter Whole-Body Counters | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | E05.799.950 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014915 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Measurement of radioactivity in the entire human body. | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | Radiometry (1966-1970) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was WHOLE BODY COUNTING 1979-91; was WHOLE BODY COUNTERS 1973-78 | ||||||
| Online Note: | use WHOLE-BODY COUNTING to search WHOLE BODY COUNTING 1979-91, WHOLE BODY COUNTERS 1973-78, & WHOLE BODY COUNTER 1971-72 (as Prov) | ||||||
| History Note: | 92; was WHOLE BODY COUNTING 1979-91; was WHOLE BODY COUNTERS 1973-78; was WHOLE BODY COUNTER 1971-72 (Prov) | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 30430 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014915 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WN 660 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
 Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques
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                        Whole-Body Counting                                            
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                        Whole-Body Counters                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0022975 | 
| Scope note | Measurement of radioactivity in the entire human body. | 
| Preferred term | Whole-Body Counting | 
| Entry term(s) | Counting, Whole-Body Whole Body Counting | 
| Concept UI | M0022974 | 
| Preferred term | Whole-Body Counters | 
| Entry term(s) | Counter, Whole-Body Counters, Whole-Body Whole Body Counter Whole Body Counters Whole-Body Counter | 
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