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RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("radiopharmaceutical" is a kind of...):
pharmaceutic; pharmaceutical (drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)
Context examples:
A radiopharmaceutical containing the serotonin transporter (SERT) ligand ADAM [2-((2-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)thio)-5-iodophenylamine] labeled with the radioisotope iodine I 123, with SERT-binding and radioisotope activities.
(Iodine I-123 ADAM, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of iothalamate, an organic iodine compound, labeled with iodine I-125 and used as a radiopharmaceutical.
(Iothalamate Sodium I-125, NCI Thesaurus)
An edetate and a chelating agent used in preparing radiopharmaceuticals.
(Pentetic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A small-molecule radiopharmaceutical consisting of the beta-emitting radioisotope iodine I 131 attached to a phospholipid ether (PLE) analogue, comprised of a linear 18 carbon backbone, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Iodine I 131 Phospholipid Ether Analogue CLR1404, NCI Thesaurus)
A diagnostic radiopharmaceutical comprised of iodo-azomycin galactopyranoside (IAZGP) labeled with the positron-emitting radioisotope iodine I 124 and used as an imaging agent.
(Iodine I 124-Iodo-Azomycin Galactopyranoside, NCI Thesaurus)
A positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical containing radioactive 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose.
(Fludeoxyglucose F-18, NCI Thesaurus)
A small molecule radiopharmaceutical composed of the radioisotope iodine I 124 covalently attached to a proprietary alkylphospholipid ether (PLE) analogue, with potential imaging activity upon positron emission tomography (PET).
(Iodine I 124 Phospholipid Ether Analogue CLR1404, NCI Thesaurus)
A radiopharmaceutical consisting of an estradiol analogue radiolabeled with the positron-emitting isotope fluorine F 18.
(F-18 16 alpha-fluoroestradiol, NCI Thesaurus)
A radiopharmaceutical comprised of the thymidine analog, 5-iodo-2-deoxyuridine (idoxuridine), labeled with the positron emitter iodine I 124.
(Iodine I 124 Iododeoxyuridine, NCI Thesaurus)
A nuclear imaging procedure in which gallium-67 is used as the radiopharmaceutical.
(Gallium scan, NCI Thesaurus)
