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Whole-Body Counting MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Whole-Body Counting
Tree Number(s)
E05.799.950
Unique ID
D014915
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014915
Scope Note
Measurement of radioactivity in the entire human body.
Entry Term(s)
Whole Body Counter
Whole-Body Counters
NLM Classification #
WN 660
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)
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Whole-Body Counting Preferred
Whole-Body Counters Related
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