Published April 1997 | Version v1
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Radiopharmaceuticals for oncology: status and newer trends- an overview

Creators

  • 1. Radiopharmaceuticals Programme, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, Mumbai (India)

Description

Radiopharmaceuticals have provided a powerful means in the diagnosis and follow up of cancer patients. Radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of metastatic thyroid cancer and palliation of metastatic bone pain are in extensive use. Newer agents are on the anvil for more efficacious diagnosis and therapy. This article gives an overview of the status and trends in this context. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 97-103
CODEN
IJNMEK

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
29040901
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOGENESIS; DIAGNOSIS; IODINE 131; METASTASES; MIBG; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THYROID
Descriptors DEC
ANTIBODIES; AROMATICS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DRUGS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; GUANIDINES; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMS; THERAPY

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