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18F-EF5

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000020

A radioactive substance being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to find cancer cells that have a low level of oxygen. This may help predict how well the cancer will respond to treatment. Also called fluorine F 18-EF5.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000020
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsfluorine F 18-EF5
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000020",
  "term": "18F-EF5",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radioactive substance being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to find cancer cells that have a low level of oxygen. This may help predict how well the cancer will respond to treatment. Also called fluorine F 18-EF5.",
  "expansions": [
    "fluorine F 18-EF5"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/18f-ef5/"
}

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