Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
radionuclide therapy
ra·di·o·nu·clide ther·a·py
Definitions related to radionuclide therapy:
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(isotope therapy) Treatment of a disease by means of exposure of the target to radioisotopes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Therapeutic use of isotopes of artificial or natural origin.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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