Present and Future Prospects of Radiation Therapy Using α-Emitting Nuclides

• Hoofdauteurs: Shuji Kojima (Auteur), Jerry M. Cuttler (Auteur), Noriko Shimura (Auteur), Hironobu Koga (Auteur), Akishisa Murata (Auteur), Akira Kawashima (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: SAGE Publishing, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Therapy with α-radiation has issues associated with internal exposure; its clinical use has been avoided. However, phase III clinical tests of the α-emitting nuclide 223 Ra on patients with cancer have been conducted, and results were reported in 2011 to 2012. Since then, research has being carried...