Bone-seeking radioisotope
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| Bone-seeking radioisotope | |
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| Term | Bone-seeking radioisotope |
| Short definition | bone-seeking radioisotope - (pronounced) (Bone-SEE-King RAY-Dee-Oh-I-Soh-Tope) A radioactive substance given through a vein that accumulates in bone cells and in tumor cells that have spread to bone. It kills cancer cells by emitting weak radiation |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
bone-seeking radioisotope - (pronounced) (Bone-SEE-King RAY-Dee-Oh-I-Soh-Tope) A radioactive substance given through a vein that accumulates in bone cells and in tumor cells that have spread to bone. It kills cancer cells by emitting weak radiation
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Bone-seeking radioisotope
- Wikipedia's article - Bone-seeking radioisotope
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