rotation therapy

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rotation therapy [rō′tā·shən ‚ther·ə·pē]

(medicine)

Radiation therapy in which either the patient or the source of radiation is rotated, to permit a larger dose at the center of rotation within the patient's body than on any area of the skin.

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No references found			Leslie led staff participation in a research project for Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy (CLRT). Dale Medical Products AACN Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award by AACN News In general, acute lateral rotation therapy may be best suited to unconscious or sedated patients. Rotational bed therapy to prevent and treat respiratory ... by Waldmann, Carl / American Journal of Critical Care Many hospitals use beds that provide Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy (CLRT) to treat critically ill patients at risk for pneumonia or with acute lung injury. To turn or not to turn: base the decision on research by Vollman, Kathleen M. / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine			rotating platinum electrode rotating Reynolds number rotating spreader rotating viscometer vacuum gage rotating wedge rotating-anode tube rotating-beam ceilometer Rotating-Blade Propeller rotating-coil gaussmeter rotating-cylinder method rotating-drum heat transfer rotation rotation anemometer rotation angle rotation axis rotation camera rotation coefficients rotation firing rotation group rotation moment rotation of crops Rotation of the Earth Rotation of the Plane of Polarization of Light rotation Reynolds number rotation spectrum rotation therapy rotation twin rotation-inversion axis rotation-reflection axis rotation-vibration spectrum rotational bomb rotational casting rotational constant rotational delay rotational energy rotational fault rotational field rotational flow rotational impedance rotational inertia rotational landslide rotational latency rotational level rotational molding rotational motion Rotational Motion of Rigid Bodies rotational movement rotational position sensing rotational quantum number rotational reactance rotational resistance			rotation fork rotation fork rotation fork rotation fork Rotation group Rotation in office Rotation Locular Counter-Current Chromatography Rotation measure Rotation measure rotation moment Rotation of a star Rotation of a vector field Rotation of a vector field Rotation of crops Rotation of crops Rotation of Directors rotation of sacrum Rotation of the Earth Rotation of the Plane of Polarization of Light rotation of vertebra Rotation Per Second rotation programs rotation programs rotation programs rotation programs rotation programs rotation Reynolds number rotation spectrum Rotation Speed Rotation Symmetric Boolean Function rotation therapy Rotation to Maximum Bond Alignment Rotation Tool Center Point Rotation Tour Date Rotation Translation Hand Controller rotation twin Rotation vector Rotation velocity Rotation velocity rotation, pelvic rotation, posterior innominate Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility Rotation-Induced Adiabatic Coherence Transfer rotation-inversion axis Rotation-reflection axis Rotation-Sensitive Movement Monitor Rotation-Vibration Coupling Theory rotation-vibration spectrum rotational rotational rotational rotational rotational Rotational angular momentum Rotational angular momentum rotational bomb rotational casting Rotational constant Rotational Corrective Osteotomy of the Femur rotational crossbreeding system rotational crossbreeding system

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