Real-Time Scintigraphic Assessment of Intravenous Radium-223 Administration for Quality Control

Radium-223 (223Ra) dichloride is an approved intravenous radiotherapy for patients with osseous metastases from castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). In addition to the therapeutic alpha radiation, there is additional 223Ra radiation generated which produces photons that can be imaged with co...

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Main Authors: Chadwick L. Wright, J. Paul Monk, Douglas A. Murrey, Nathan C. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/324708