Radiopharmaceutical

{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000423",
  "term": "Radiopharmaceutical",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A pharmaceutical drug that emits radiation and is used in diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures. Radioisotopes that have short half-lives are generally preferred to minimize the radiation dose to the patient and the risk of prolonged exposure. In most cases, these short-lived radioisotopes decay to stable elements within minutes, hours, or days, allowing patients to be released from the hospital in a relatively short time.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/radiopharmaceutical/"
}