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palladium Pd-103

A radioisotope of the metal palladium used in brachytherapy implants or 'seed'. With a half-life of 17 days, palladium 103 administered with brachytherapy allows continuous, tumor-site specific low-energy irradiation to the tumor cell population while sparing normal adjacent tissues from radiotoxicity.
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Synonym:palladium 103
palladium Pd 103
palladium-103
Abbreviation:Pd 103
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