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RADIUM TUBE

Typical Number in Hospital: Cost Bands: References: 3

Localized radiotherapy may be delivered within the body by insertion of a small metal tube (often silver) containing a quantity of radium or caesium-137. Such tubes are used in the radiotherapy or oncology department.

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