yttrium Y 90 colloid

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017629",
  "term": "yttrium Y 90 colloid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An injectable, colloidal formulation of the radioisotope yttrium Y 90, with potential antineoplastic activity. When injected into the tumor, the yttrium Y 90 colloid selectively delivers a cytotoxic dose of beta-emitting yttrium Y 90 to the tumor site, which may result in both tumor cell death and tumor regression.",
  "synonyms": [
    "90Y colloid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/yttrium-y-90-colloid/"
}