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Descriptor English: Radiopharmaceuticals
Descriptor Spanish: Radiofármacos
Descriptor radiofármacos
Entry term(s) radiofármaco
Scope note: Compuestos que se utilizan en medicina como fuentes de radiación para radioterapia y con fines diagnósticos. Tienen numerosos usos en la investigación y la industria. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1161)
Descriptor Portuguese: Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos
Descriptor French: Radiopharmaceutiques
Entry term(s): Radiopharmaceutical
Tree number(s): D27.505.259.843
D27.505.519.871
D27.720.470.410.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019275
Scope note: Compounds that are used in medicine as sources of radiation for radiotherapy and for diagnostic purposes. They have numerous uses in research and industry. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1161)
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: specific chemical (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
DeCS ID: 33090
Unique ID: D019275
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Radiopharmaceuticals - Preferred
Concept UI M0028704
Scope note Compounds that are used in medicine as sources of radiation for radiotherapy and for diagnostic purposes. They have numerous uses in research and industry. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1161)
Preferred term Radiopharmaceuticals
Entry term(s) Radiopharmaceutical



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