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ruthenium Ru 106

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-016603

A radioactive isotope of the rare element ruthenium, a member of the light platinum group. A radioactive plaque containing ruthenium 106 may be inserted into the eye to irradiate ophthalmic tumors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-016603
FieldOncology and biomedicine
AbbreviationRu-106
SynonymsRuthenium 106
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016603",
  "term": "ruthenium Ru 106",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radioactive isotope of the rare element ruthenium, a member of the light platinum group. A radioactive plaque containing ruthenium 106 may be inserted into the eye to irradiate ophthalmic tumors.",
  "abbreviation": "Ru-106",
  "synonyms": [
    "Ruthenium 106"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ruthenium-ru-106/"
}

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