Glossary
Monoplace chamber
A single-patient hyperbaric chamber pressurized with oxygen.
A monoplace chamber treats one patient at a time and is pressurized directly with 100% oxygen. It is the most common outpatient HBOT chamber — comfortable, private, and clinical.
More terms
Boyle's Law
Gas volume shrinks as pressure rises — why bubbles shrink under recompression.
Decompression sickness
Illness from nitrogen bubbles forming after rapid ascent from depth.
Osteoradionecrosis
Bone death caused by prior radiation therapy.
NCD 20.29
The Medicare National Coverage Determination that governs HBOT coverage.