centigray


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centigray

A unit of absorbed dose of radiation (one centigray equals one rad).
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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where, the EBRT of total dose 50Gy (Gray) in 25 fractions, 200cGy (centigray) per fraction daily for 5 days a week was given.
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Radiation therapy with a single dose of eight hundred centigray administered to a limited field.
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cGy = centigray, the International System of Units (SI) unit of absorbed dose.
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Relevant submultiples of the gray are the centigray (cGy), which equals 1 rad, and the milligray (mGy), which equals 100 millirads (mrads).
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