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radiopharmaceutical

American  
[rey-dee-oh-fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl] / ˌreɪ di oʊˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. any of a number of radioactive drugs used diagnostically or therapeutically.


Etymology

Origin of radiopharmaceutical

First recorded in 1950–55; radio- + pharmaceutical

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Plans to replace a NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde facility that manufactures radiopharmaceutical medicines were found to have 31 significant or major risks, including "poor project governance", in a report published last June.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023

Radiation detectors external to the body can determine the location and concentration of a radiopharmaceutical to yield medically useful information.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Perhaps 80 percent of all radiopharmaceutical procedures employ 99m Tc because of its many advantages.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Another application utilizes a radiopharmaceutical which the body sends to bone cells, particularly those that are most active, to detect cancerous tumors or healing points.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 32.4 A radiopharmaceutical is used to produce this brain image of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015