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Carbon-11 Acetate

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Carbon-11 Acetate Definition

The acetate salt of the radioisotope carbon-11. Although the mechanism is unclear, carbon-11 acetate preferentially accumulates in tumor tissue, serving as a tracer for imaging tumors with positron emission tomography (PET). (NCI04)

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Carbon-11 Acetate

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