Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents implanted in a sealed source patients in order to deliver radiation to the body tissues from the inside.
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New Promise for Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
Article discusses the surge in research regarding therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, the methodologies and appropriate therapeutic isotopes for the tumors which are being treated.
http://www.biotechsystems.com/breakingmarketnews/new_promise_for_therapeutic_radiopharmaceuticals.asp
Therapeutic Radiopharmaceutical
Assesses the use of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals for the internal therapy and treatment of inflammatory lesions in nuclear medicine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10903384
Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals Practice Guidelines
Consists of reports which are based on evidence and which help patients and practitioners to reach decisios about whether or not to employ therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals based on clinical circumstances.
http://www.cancercare.on.ca/cms/one.aspx?pageId=10510
