The estimate of 11,000 fatal cancers also does not include internal radiation exposure caused by the breathing in or swallowing of radioactive particles. (newscientist.com)
Frontline therapies today include external radiation of the pelvic area as well as internal radiation of the area through the vagina. (jagwire.augusta.edu)
Looking ahead, Chen says, «Ga -68-BBN-RGD could play an additive role in staging and detecting prostate cancer and provide guidance for internal radiation therapy using the same peptide labeled with therapeutic radionuclides.» (sciencedaily.com)