8-530.1x:

Nuclear medicine therapy: Therapy with unsealed radionuclides: Therapy with unsealed radionuclides in bone metastases: Other

You were treated with a radioactive drug because of cancer.

The tissue in the body is made up of cells. With cancer, the cells multiply uncontrollably, which leads to a malignant neoplasm (abnormal growth of tissue) developing. The cancer cells can destroy the healthy tissue and spread throughout the body. You have cancer cells accumulating in your bones. The cancer cells also affect and alter the neighboring bone cells. This can cause the bone tissue to multiply significantly and uncontrollably.

You have had a radioactive drug injected into a blood vessel. This drug accumulates specifically in the area where the bone tissue has multiplied significantly. When the drug is absorbed by the bone cells, it breaks down and emits radiation. The pathologically altered cells in your bones are to be destroyed by the emitted radiation. Radiation only works in a small area. This is to protect the surrounding healthy tissue.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).