radiopharmaceutical

(noun)

Any radioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical.

Related Terms

  • physiological
  • nuclear medicine

Examples of radiopharmaceutical in the following topics:

  • Isotopes in Medicine

    • These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs or cellular receptors.
    • This property of radiopharmaceuticals allows nuclear medicine the ability to image the extent of a disease process in the body.
    • In nuclear medical imaging, radiopharmaceuticals are taken internally, either intravenously or orally.
    • After this, external detectors capture and form images from the radiation that is emitted by the radiopharmaceuticals.
    • The radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine therapy emit ionizing radiation that travels only a short distance.
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