Targeted radionuclide therapy / editor, Tod W. Speer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Speer, Tod W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Radioimmunotherapy.

Cancer.

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Radioisotopes--therapeutic use.

Radiotherapy--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Radioisotopes--therapeutic use.

Radiotherapy--methods.

Physical Description:

xvii, 537 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2011]

Summary:

"Radioimmunotherapy, also known as systemic targeted radiation therapy, uses antibodies, antibody fragments, or compounds as carriers to guide radiation to the targets. It is a topic rapidly increasing in importance and success in treatment of cancer patients. This book represents a comprehensive amalgamation of the radiation physics, chemistry, radiobiology, tumor models, and clinical data for targeted radionuclide therapy. It outlines the current challenges and provides a glimpse at future directions. With significant advances in cell biology and molecular engineering, many targeting constructs are now available that will safely deliver these highly cytotoxic radionuclides in a targeted fashion"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780781796934

0781796938

OCLC:

650953409