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Nuclear medicine therapy: Therapy with unsealed radionuclides: Epidermal therapy with unsealed radionuclides

Your skin was treated with a radioactive drug.

First, a foil is placed on the relevant part of your skin. Then a radioactive drug is applied to the foil, which emits radiation into the environment. The intention is for the radiation to destroy pathologically altered cells in the upper layers of skin.

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).