SRS

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SRS
TermSRS
Short definitionSRS - A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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SRS - A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The radioactive octreotide attaches itself to tumor cells that have receptors for somatostatin. A radiation meter detects the radioactive octreotide and takes pictures that show where the tumor cells are in the body. Also called octreotide scan and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy

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