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Radioactive seed

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007177

A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near a tumor. Cancer cells are killed by the energy given off as the radioactive material breaks down and becomes more stable.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007177
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007177",
  "term": "Radioactive seed",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near a tumor. Cancer cells are killed by the energy given off as the radioactive material breaks down and becomes more stable.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/radioactive-seed/"
}

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