Category R

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radical perineal prostatectomy
Surgery to remove all of the prostate through an incision...
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radical prostatectomy
Surgery to remove the entire prostate. The two types of...
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radical retropubic prostatectomy
Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph...
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radical vulvectomy
Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital...
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radioactive
Giving off radiation.
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radioactive drug
A drug that contains a radioactive substance and is used...
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radioactive fallout
Airborne radioactive particles that fall to the ground during and...
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radioactive iodine
A radioactive form of iodine, often used for imaging tests...
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radioactive palladium
A radioactive form of palladium (a metallic element that resembles...
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radioactive seed
A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near...
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radioembolization
A type of radiation therapy used to treat liver cancer...
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radiofrequency ablation
A procedure that uses radio waves to heat and destroy...
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radioimaging
A method that uses radioactive substances to make pictures of...
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radioimmunodiagnostics
The use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to help diagnose diseases,...
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radioimmunoguided surgery
A procedure that uses radioactive substances to locate tumors so...
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radioimmunotherapeutics
The use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to treat diseases, including...
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radioimmunotherapy
A type of systemic radiation therapy in which a radioactive...
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radioisotope
An unstable form of a chemical element that releases radiation...
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radiolabeled
Any compound that has been joined with a radioactive substance.
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radiologic exam
A test that uses radiation or other imaging procedures to...
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radiologist
A doctor who specializes in creating and interpreting pictures of...
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radiology
The use of radiation (such as x-rays) or other imaging...
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radionuclide
An unstable form of a chemical element that releases radiation...
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radionuclide scanning
A procedure that produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the...
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radiopharmaceutical
A drug that contains a radioactive substance and is used...