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Descriptor English: Organs at Risk
Descriptor Spanish: Órganos en Riesgo
Descriptor órganos en riesgo
Entry term(s) órganos diana
Scope note: Órganos que pueden ser lesionados por exposición a una toxina o algún tipo de tratamiento. Suele aludir a los órganos sanos localizados en el campo de irradiación durante la radioterapia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Órgãos em Risco
Descriptor French: Organes à risque
Entry term(s): Organs at Risks
Risk, Organs at
Risks, Organs at
Target Organs
at Risk, Organs
at Risks, Organs
Tree number(s): A01.635
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058958
Scope note: Organs which might be damaged during exposure to a toxin or to some form of therapy. It most frequently refers to healthy organs located in the radiation field during radiation therapy.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IN injuries
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Risk Factors (1997-2010)
specific organ/radiation effects (1979-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Related: Organ Sparing Treatments MeSH
Radiotherapy Setup Errors MeSH
Risk Factors MeSH
DeCS ID: 53836
Unique ID: D058958
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Organs at Risk - Preferred
Concept UI M0545519
Scope note Organs which might be damaged during exposure to a toxin or to some form of therapy. It most frequently refers to healthy organs located in the radiation field during radiation therapy.
Preferred term Organs at Risk
Entry term(s) Organs at Risks
Risk, Organs at
Risks, Organs at
Target Organs
at Risk, Organs
at Risks, Organs



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