Iodine I 124 iododeoxyuridine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-014507",
  "term": "Iodine I 124 iododeoxyuridine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radiopharmaceutical comprised of the thymidine analog, 5-iodo-2-deoxyuridine (idoxuridine), labeled with the positron emitter iodine I 124. After incorporation into tumor cell DNA, positron emission tomography (PET) is used to image iodine I 124 localized to tumor cells for determining and monitoring tumor burden.",
  "synonyms": [
    "I-124 iododeoxyuridine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/iodine-i-124-iododeoxyuridine/"
}