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| A drug containing a radioactive substance that is used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and in pain management of bone metastases. Also called a radiopharmaceutical. |
Previous Definitions: | radical perineal prostatectomy, radical prostatectomy, radical retropubic prostatectomy, radical vulvectomy, radioactive | Next Definitions: | radioactive fallout, radioactive iodine, radioactive palladium, radioactive seed, radiofrequency ablation |
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