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June 2, 2026
| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C92991
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C92991
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| Preferred Name | Systemic Radiation Therapy |
| Definitions |
Radiation therapy in which radioactive drugs are administered orally or through an injection then circulate through the blood and collect in tumor sites where they kill cancer cells.
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systemic radiation therapy
Radiation, Systemic
Systemic Radiation Therapy
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| label | Systemic Radiation Therapy
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| Maps_To | Radiation, Systemic
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| Preferred_Name | Systemic Radiation Therapy
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| Semantic_Type | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C92991
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| DEFINITION | Radiation therapy in which radioactive drugs are administered orally or through an injection then circulate through the blood and collect in tumor sites where they kill cancer cells.
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| UMLS_CUI | C2985381
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| code | C92991
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systemic radiation therapy
Radiation, Systemic
Systemic Radiation Therapy
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| ALT_DEFINITION | A type of radiation therapy in which a radioactive substance, such radioactive iodine or a radioactively labeled monoclonal antibody, is swallowed or injected into the body and travels through the blood, locating and killing tumor cells.
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| Contributing_Source | GDC
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