Published July 1998
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Journal article
The role of targeted alpha therapy for local and systemic treatment of cancer
Description
Major problems in the management of cancer relate to the inability to control some primary lesions, e.g., glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), and to deal with metastatic cancer arising from melanoma, breast and other malignant cancers. Targeted alpha therapy (TAT) is a developing modality which combines the high cytotoxicity of alpha radiation with selective targeting of cancer cells
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Medical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 23
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 71
- ISSN
- 0971-6203
Conference
- Title
- International conference on medical physics; 19. annual conference on medical physics
- Dates
- 6-9 Nov 1998
- Place
- New Delhi (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 31038777
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTATINE 211; LET; METASTASES; NEOPLASMS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; TERBIUM 149
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ASTATINE ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEUTRON THERAPY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RARE EARTH NUCLEI; TERBIUM ISOTOPES; THERAPY
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- Notes
- Abstract prepared