Definition of "nuclide" [nuclide]

• A type of atom specified by its atomic number, atomic mass, and energy state, such as carbon 14. (noun)

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• "The discovery has the potential to revolutionise pre-clinical cancer research and clinical diagnostic practice, and it makes use of compounds that have already been approved for treating patients: the anti-cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) and Copper-64, a radioactive copper nuclide, which is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for some clinical trials."
• "In September 2009, Bayer signed an agreement with Algeta to develop and commercialize Alpharadin, also known as radium-223 chloride, a compound containing an alpha-particle-emitting nuclide for cancer patients with bone metastases."
• "This cycle is similar to the documented 206-year period in records of cosmogenic nuclide production carbon-14 and beryllium-10 that is thought to reflect variations in solar activity."