Definition of Radionuclide

1. Noun. (physics) a radioactive nuclide ¹

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Definition of Radionuclide

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Radionuclide

1. An isotope of artificial or natural origin that exhibits radioactivity.Radionuclides serve as agents in nuclear medicine and genetic engineering, play a role in computer imaging for diagnosis and experiment, and account for a percentage of background radiation to which humans are exposed. In cancer therapy, radionuclides that localise to certain organs (e.g., radioactive iodine or gallium), deliver cytotoxic radiation doses to tumours. Similarly, radionuclides can be yoked to monoclonal antibodies engineered to attack specific populations of cancerous cells. In positron emission tomography, glucose molecules tagged with radionuclides are injected into the bloodstream. The gamma radiation emitted by the decay of the radionuclides reveals areas of active glucose uptake and thus offers a gauge of cell metabolism and function. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radionuclide

radionebula
radionecroses
radionecrosis
radionecrotic
radioneon
radioneuritis
radionic
radionickel
radionics
radioniobium
radionitrogen
radionovela
radionovelas
radionucleotide
radionucleotides
radionuclide (current term)
radionuclide angiocardiography
radionuclide angiography
radionuclide cisternography
radionuclide generator
radionuclide generators
radionuclide imaging
radionuclide scan
radionuclide ventriculography
radionuclides
radionuclidic
radionuclidic purity
radioopacities
radioopacity
radioopaque

Literary usage of Radionuclide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stakeholder Participation in Radiological Decision Making: Processes and by NEA Staff, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"In 1996, a decision by DOE to announce interim radionuclide soil action levels ... A panel of community representatives, known as the radionuclide Soil ..."

2. Proceedings of the Workshop on Pyrochemical Separations: Avignon, France, 14 by European Commission, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"This paper gives a brief overview of the ongoing and future research projects on radionuclide partitioning, partly financed by the European Commission in ..."

3. Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by National Academy of Sciences Staff, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2002)
"... D radionuclide 0° 30°E 90°Ej , , i , ii . . i . . i . . i 150°E 150°W 90°W 30°W 0° ... radionuclide ..."

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