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- radionuclide
- (rA-dE-O-nU-klId)
- An isotope of artificial or natural origin that exhibits radioactivity.
Radionuclides serve as agents in nuclear medicine and genetic engineering, play a role in computer imaging for diagnosis and experiment, and account for a percentage of background radiation to which humans are exposed. In cancer therapy, radionuclides are used to destroy tumors.
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