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Cancer Glossary

... Search [ray-dee-oh-farm-uh-SUIT-ih-kulz]. a group of drugs that include
radioactive elements or radioisotopes, such as strontium-89 or samarium ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=r

Cancer Glossary

... Search [ray-dee-oh-farm-uh-SUIT-ih-kulz]. a group of drugs that include
radioactive elements or radioisotopes, such as strontium-89 or samarium ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=R

Radiation therapy for advanced cancer

... Radiopharmaceuticals: Some radioactive materials (such as strontium-89
or samarium-153) are dissolved into liquids that can be given into a vein. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/advancedcancer/advanced-cancer-radiation-therapy

Cancer Glossary

... strontium-89 Search [stron-tee-um]. a radioactive substance (radioisotope)
that is used for treatment of bone pain from cancer that has spread to the ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=s

Radiopharmaceuticals

... Strontium 89 (Metastron ® ) and samarium 153(Quadramet ® ) are
radiopharmaceuticals often used for tumors that have spread to the bones ( ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/radiation/radiationtherapyprinciples/radiation-therapy-principles-how-is-radiation-given-radiopharmaceuticals

Cancer Glossary

... strontium-89 Search [stron-tee-um]. a radioactive substance (radioisotope)
that is used for treatment of bone pain from cancer that has spread to the ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=S

Problems grouped by where the cancer is

... Radioactive compounds, such as strontium-89, that are given into
a vein; Radiation therapy to especially painful bones; ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/advancedcancer/advanced-cancer-problems-by-location

Systemic radiation

... kulls). These unsealed radiation sources are usually in the form of a
liquid. Examples are strontium 89 and iodine 131. The ...

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Systemic radiation

... kulls). These unsealed radiation sources are usually in the form of a
liquid. Examples are strontium 89 and iodine 131. The ...

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