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systemic radiation therapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008466

A type of radiation therapy in which a radioactive substance, such as radioactive iodine or a radioactively labeled monoclonal antibody, is swallowed or injected into the body and travels through the blood, locating and killing tumor cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008466
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008466",
  "term": "systemic radiation therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of radiation therapy in which a radioactive substance, such as radioactive iodine or a radioactively labeled monoclonal antibody, is swallowed or injected into the body and travels through the blood, locating and killing tumor cells.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/systemic-radiation-therapy/"
}

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