radiopharmaceuticals
Radioactive medical compounds
Radiopharmaceuticals are drugs containing radioactive isotopes, used in medicine for diagnosis and treatment.
For imaging, they're injected or swallowed and accumulate in specific tissues, allowing doctors to visualize organ function through the radiation they emit.
For therapy, they deliver targeted radiation to destroy cancer cells or treat thyroid conditions.
The hospital's nuclear medicine department prepares radiopharmaceuticals daily.
Spiral-path particle accelerator
- nuclear reactorControlled fission energy source
- radiochemistryScience of unstable isotopes
- radiolabelingAttaching radioactive tracers to molecules
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
specific activity · sterility · generator · bombardment · compounding
Path-marking projectile
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
- technetium-99mMetastable medical radioisotope
- bone scanImaging to detect skeletal abnormalities
- sentinel nodeFirst lymph receiving drainage
biomarker · detection · biodistribution · uptake · localization · staging
Metastable medical radioisotope
- iodine-131Radioactive halogen isotope
- carbon-11Radioactive form of element six
- radioisotopeUnstable atomic nucleus variant
- radionuclideDecay-prone atomic nucleus
half-life · decay · gamma · positron · beta · alpha · generator
Radiation absorption measurement
- radiation protectionSafeguarding from ionizing emissions
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
Radioactive halogen isotope
- targeted therapyTreatment hitting specific molecules
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
cyclotron
Spiral-path particle accelerator
- nuclear reactorControlled fission energy source
- radiochemistryScience of unstable isotopes
- radiolabelingAttaching radioactive tracers to molecules
quality control · specific activity · sterility · generator · bombardment · compounding
tracer
Path-marking projectile
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
- technetium-99mMetastable medical radioisotope
- bone scanImaging to detect skeletal abnormalities
sentinel node · biomarker · detection · biodistribution · uptake · localization · staging
technetium-99m
Metastable medical radioisotope
- iodine-131Radioactive halogen isotope
- carbon-11Radioactive form of element six
- radioisotopeUnstable atomic nucleus variant
radionuclide · half-life · decay · gamma · positron · beta · alpha · generator
dosimetry
Radiation absorption measurement
- radiation protectionSafeguarding from ionizing emissions
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
iodine-131
Radioactive halogen isotope
- targeted therapyTreatment hitting specific molecules
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
radiopharmaceuticalschemotherapeutics
Drugs treating malignant disease
topical treatments · herbal remedies · nutraceuticals · placebo · traditional medicine