Radioactive Seed Implant Dosing Unit

Preferred Label : Radioactive Seed Implant Dosing Unit;

NCIt synonyms : Seed Implant; Seed;

NCIt related terms : {RADIOACTIVE SEED IMPLANT}; {Seed}; RADIOACTIVE SEED IMPLANT; radioactive seed;

NCIt definition : A dosing unit in a form of an incapsulated radioactive material that constitutes an implantable pellet designed for brachytherapy administration.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A small, radioactive pellet that is placed in or near a tumor. Cancer cells are killed by the energy given off as the radioactive material breaks down and becomes more stable.; CDISC: A dosing measurement based on the radioactive seed implant unit.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000257219;

Details

Origin ID

C67446;

UMLS CUI

C1882540;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Edible Grain [MeSH Descriptor]
- Grain (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Seed (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- grain [SNOMED Notion]
- grain [UCUM unit]
Semantic type(s)
- Quantitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]
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- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Unit of Measure Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- UCUM Terminology [NCIt concept]

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