Gold-seed fiducial markers
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003616
Tiny, gold seeds, about the size of a grain of rice, that are put in and/or around a tumor to show exactly where it is in the body. Doctors are then able to target the tumor directly and give higher doses of radiation with less harm to nearby healthy tissue. Also called gold fiducial marker seeds, gold fiducial markers, and gold seeds.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-003616 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | gold fiducial marker seeds; gold fiducial markers; gold seeds |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Gold-seed fiducial markers",
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"definition": "Tiny, gold seeds, about the size of a grain of rice, that are put in and/or around a tumor to show exactly where it is in the body. Doctors are then able to target the tumor directly and give higher doses of radiation with less harm to nearby healthy tissue. Also called gold fiducial marker seeds, gold fiducial markers, and gold seeds.",
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