A Critical Review of Alpha Radionuclide Therapy—How to Deal with Recoiling Daughters?
This review presents an overview of the successes and challenges currently faced in alpha radionuclide therapy. Alpha particles have an advantage in killing tumour cells as compared to beta or gamma radiation due to their short penetration depth and high linear energy transfer (LET). Touching briefl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-06-01
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Series: | Pharmaceuticals |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/8/2/321 |