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Abstract
The cyclotron-produced radiohalogen, 211At, is eminently suitable as a possible therapeutic radionuclide. It decays by the emission of 6.8 MeV mean energy alpha-particles, which from a radiobiological viewpoint are of near optimal therapeutic LET. This paper reviews developments in the possible application of [211At]astato-labelled molecules as potential anti-tumour agents. Additionally, radio-dosimetric evidence is presented, and its implications for human cancer therapy are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3021680 DOI: 10.1016/0883-2889(86)90273-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Rad Appl Instrum A ISSN: 0883-2889