California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
The principal types of radiation therapy are the external administration of radioactive beams, implantation of radioactive material, and the internal administration of radioisotopes by other than implantation.
Radioactive materials include the following:
Symbol |
Description |
Au198 |
Gold |
Co60 |
Cobalt |
Cr32PO4 |
Phosphocol |
CrPO4 |
Chromic phosphate |
Cs |
Cesium |
I125 |
Iodine |
I131 |
Iodine |
Ir192 |
Iridium |
P32 |
Phosphorus |
Pb210 |
Lead |
Ra226 |
Radium |
Rn222 |
Radon |
Ru106 |
Ruthenium |
Sr90 |
Strontium |
Y90 |
Yttrium |