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radioactive drug

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radioactive drug
NIHspeak Any substance defined as a drug in §201(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act that exhibits spontaneous disintegration of unstable nuclei with the emission of nuclear particles or photons [21 CFR 310.3(n)]
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