Atomic Cocktail (Noun)
Meaning
An oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The patient was administered an atomic cocktail orally in order to internally examine and treat her thyroid cancer.
- The radiation oncologist carefully prescribed the correct dosage of the atomic cocktail to minimize side effects.
- Researchers studied the effects of combining chemotherapy treatments with targeted delivery of an atomic cocktail in clinical trials.
- Doctors used advanced imaging techniques to track the spread of the atomic cocktail through the patient's body after consumption.
- The radioactive isotopes in the atomic cocktail selectively targeted and destroyed the rapidly growing cancer cells in the patient's liver.