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THE 32P uptake ratio test1 as an aid to tumour diagnosis has had limited success for tumours in the posterior half of the eye2–4. Phosphorus is incorporated preferentially in dividing rather than non-dividing cells5 and so, in essence, all the test requires is the oral or intravenous administration of 32P orthophosphate (typically 100–500 µCi) and the β radiation from the lesion is measured and compared with that over the surrounding normal tissue.
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BURCH, W. Čerenkov Light from 32P as an Aid to Diagnosis of Eye Tumours. Nature 234, 358 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/234358a0
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