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Bone seeker

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000040

A radioisotope that tends to accumulate in the bones when it is introduced into the body. An example is strontium-90, which behaves chemically like calcium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000040
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000040",
  "term": "Bone seeker",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A radioisotope that tends to accumulate in the bones when it is introduced into the body. An example is strontium-90, which behaves chemically like calcium.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/bone-seeker/"
}

Record 40 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.