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Results 1 - 10 of 69 for Radioactive
  1. Thyroid scan 
    A thyroid scan uses a radioactive iodine tracer to examine the structure and function of the thyroid gland. This test is often done together with a radioactive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003829.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Radioactive iodine uptake 
    Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) tests thyroid function. It measures how much radioactive iodine is taken up by your thyroid gland ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003689.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Radioiodine therapy 
    Radioiodine therapy uses radioactive iodine to kill thyroid cells and shrink the thyroid gland. It is used to treat certain diseases of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007702.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Indium-labelled WBC scan 
    A radioactive scan detects abscesses or infections in the body by using a radioactive material. An abscess occurs when pus collects due ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003382.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Prostate brachytherapy 
    Brachytherapy is a procedure to implant radioactive seeds (pellets) into the prostate gland to kill prostate cancer cells. The seeds may give off high or low amounts of radiation.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007385.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Radiation therapy 
    ... as x-rays or gamma rays), particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells. ... is placed inside your body. One method uses radioactive seeds that are placed directly into or near ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001918.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Prostate brachytherapy - discharge 
    You had a procedure called brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer. Your treatment lasted 30 minutes or more, depending on the type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000162.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. RBC nuclear scan 
    An RBC nuclear scan uses small amounts of radioactive material to mark (tag) red blood cells (RBCs). ... sample. The cells are then mixed with the radioactive material. The cells with the radioactive material are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003835.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Renal perfusion scintiscan 
    ... test. It uses a small amount of a radioactive substance to create an image of the kidneys. ... care provider will inject a small amount of radioactive material (radioisotope) into one of your veins. Images ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003831.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Partial breast brachytherapy 
    Brachytherapy for breast cancer involves placing radioactive material directly in the area where breast cancer has been removed from the breast to reduce the risk of the cancer returning. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007692.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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