Bectumomab
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Bectumomab is a mouse
monoclonal antibody labelled with the radioactive isotope technetium-99m
. It is used to detect non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
monoclonal antibody labelled with the radioactive isotope technetium-99m
Technetium-99m
Technetium-99m is a metastable nuclear isomer of technetium-99, symbolized as 99mTc. The "m" indicates that this is a metastable nuclear isomer, i.e., that its half-life of 6 hours is considerably longer than most nuclear isomers that undergo gamma decay...
. It is used to detect non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.