Therapy for Skin Malignancies

Sep 1, 2016 by in NUCLEAR MEDICINE Comments Off on Therapy for Skin Malignancies

Fig. 1 Radioactivity distribution within the patch (a). 166Ho-impregnated patch for skin cancer treatment. The size and shape can be easily adjusted according to those of cancers or precancerous lesions (b)….

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Protection of Staff and Public

Sep 1, 2016 by in NUCLEAR MEDICINE Comments Off on Protection of Staff and Public

Nuclide Radiation type T1/2 Eβ.max p Eγ p Dose rate [mSv/h GBq] [keV] [%] [keV] [%] in 30 cm from point sourcea in contact with 5 ml syringe P-32 β- 14.3 d 1710…

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in Accidental Radiation Exposure

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Fig. 1 Approximate time course of clinical manifestations following exposure to levels from 1 to over 2 Gy. George et al. (2007) The early or prodromal phase response from exposure to ionizing…

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in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Sep 1, 2016 by in NUCLEAR MEDICINE Comments Off on in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Radionuclide Emission Half-life Range Approximate cell diameters 131Iodine ß 8.0 d 0.08–2.3 mm 10–230 90Yttrium ß 64.1 h 4.0–11.3 mm 400–1100 177Lutetium ß 6.7 d 0.04–1.8 mm 4–180 188Rhenium ß 17.0 h 1.9–10.4 mm 200–1000 67Copper ß 61.9 d…

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Probes for Molecular Imaging

Sep 1, 2016 by in NUCLEAR MEDICINE Comments Off on Probes for Molecular Imaging

Fig. 1 Targeted and activatable probes are the kinds of agent used most widely in molecular imaging. Targeted probes bind via a ligand to their designated target, with the prototypical ligand…

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