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Photopenia

arndog64
arndog64 CSN Member Posts: 537
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Has anyone heard of photopenia? If so, what the heck is it?
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  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 CSN Member Posts: 3,228 Member
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    Not sure. Photo is probably
    Not sure. Photo is probably 'light' and penia might mean 'lack of'. It what context is this word?
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,307 Member
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    Light Density
    I believe it refers to the light density of a specific area on a scan, x-ray or similar...what we refer to as hot spots, only I think in this context it's more a cold spot...it doesn't light up.
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  • arndog64
    arndog64 CSN Member Posts: 537
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    Skiffin16 said:

    Light Density
    I believe it refers to the light density of a specific area on a scan, x-ray or similar...what we refer to as hot spots, only I think in this context it's more a cold spot...it doesn't light up.

    It was on my husbands Pet
    It was on my husbands Pet Report. This is what they wrote:

    There is Photopenia in the region of the hard palate, likey related to radiation field.

    I tried to look it up and can't find anything.
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  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 CSN Member Posts: 3,228 Member
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    arndog64 said:

    It was on my husbands Pet
    It was on my husbands Pet Report. This is what they wrote:

    There is Photopenia in the region of the hard palate, likey related to radiation field.

    I tried to look it up and can't find anything.

    I cannot find anything other
    I cannot find anything other than what John already posted. Sorry.
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