general advantages in the use of radiopharmaceuticals for treatment as opposed to irradiation using external sources of radiation. b) Relate these advantages to explain why radiopharmaceuticals are often used in the treatment of i) prostate cancer(brachytherapy) ii) thyroid cancer (iodine-131 treatment

general advantages in the use of radiopharmaceuticals for treatment as opposed to irradiation using external sources of radiation. b) Relate these advantages to explain why radiopharmaceuticals are often used in the treatment of i) prostate cancer(brachytherapy) ii) thyroid cancer (iodine-131 treatment

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter16: Fiber Optics And Lasers In Bioinstrumentation

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