"Body Burden" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The total amount of a chemical, metal or radioactive substance present at any time after absorption in the body of man or animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D001822
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.799.638.231 N06.850.460.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Burden- Body Burden
- Body Burdens
- Burden, Body
- Burdens, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Burden" by people in Profiles.
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Verification of dose distribution for volumetric modulated arc therapy total marrow irradiation in a humanlike phantom. Med Phys. 2012 Jan; 39(1):281-8.
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Late rectal toxicity after prostate brachytherapy: influence of supplemental external beam radiation on dose-volume histogram analysis. Brachytherapy. 2010 Apr-Jun; 9(2):131-6.
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Calculation and prediction of the effect of respiratory motion on whole breast radiation therapy dose distributions. Med Dosim. 2009; 34(2):126-32.
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Small-scale dosimetry: challenges and future directions. Semin Nucl Med. 2008 Sep; 38(5):367-83.
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Acoustic output as measured by mechanical and thermal indices during routine obstetric ultrasound examinations. J Ultrasound Med. 2005 Dec; 24(12):1665-70.
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Biomonitoring of industrial pollutants: health and policy implications of the chemical body burden. Public Health Rep. 2002 Jul-Aug; 117(4):315-23.
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Great Lakes fish as a source of maternal and fetal exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons. Toxicol Ind Health. 1996 May-Aug; 12(3-4):335-45.
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Assessment of plutonium exposures in Rongelap and Utirik populations by fission track analysis of urine. Appl Radiat Isot. 1995 Nov; 46(11):1259-69.
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Relationship of aluminum to neurocognitive dysfunction in chronic dialysis patients. Arch Intern Med. 1988 Oct; 148(10):2169-72.