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Radio-isotopes are a crucial component of the radiopharmaceuticals that are used. routinely in the clinics for the non-invasive diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. These radiopharmaceuticals are specific biological molecules tagged (or labelled) with. medical radioisotopes.
Medical Definition of RADIOISOTOPE. : a radioactive isotopeâcompare radioelement. â raÂ·dioÂ·isoÂ·toÂ·pic \-ËÄ«-sÉ-Ëtaep-ËtÃ¤p, -ik-ËtÅp\ ik. â adjectiveÂ·raÂ·dioÂ·isoÂ·toÂ·piÂ·cal \-ly-i(k-)É\ lÄ. adverbedical Definition of RADIOISOTOPE. : a radioactive isotopeâcompare radioelement. â raÂ·dioÂ·isoÂ·toÂ·pic \-ËÄ«-sÉ-Ëtaep-ËtÃ¤p, -ik-ËtÅp\ ik. â adjectiveÂ·raÂ·dioÂ·isoÂ·toÂ·piÂ·cal \-ly-i(k-)É\ lÄ. adverb