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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Radiopharmaceutical Radiopharmaceutical The term 'Radiopharmaceutical' as it applies to the area of nuclear science can be defined as ' A pharmaceutical drug that emits radiation and is used in diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures. Radioisotopes that have short half-lives are generally preferred to minimize the radiation dose to the patient and the risk of prolonged exposure. In most cases, these short-lived radioisotopes decay to stable elements within minutes, hours, or days, allowing patients to be released from the hospital in a relatively short time. '. Previous 5 Terms: radiology radiometeorograph radiometer radiometer Radionuclide Next 5 Terms: radioscope Radiosensitivity radiosonde Radium (Ra) Radius About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.