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Being developed for diagnosis and
treatment of liver tumors
Holmium 66 (26 h-)
Used in cancer brachytherapy (prostate
and brain)
Iodine 125 (60 d)
Used as antineoplastic
Iodine 123
Iodine 131
Used for pain relief in bone cancer. Beta
emitter with weak gamma
Rhenium 186 (3.8 d)
For use as an internal radiotherapy
source for cancer treatment (used then
removed)
Iridium 192 (74 d) supplied in wire form
Used to make brachytherapy permanent
implant seeds for early stage prostate
cancer
Palladium 103 (17 d)
Sm-153 is very effective in relieving the
pain of secondary cancers lodged in the
bone, sold as quadramet. Also very
effective for prostate and breast
Samarium 153 (47 h)
Very effective in reducing the pain of
prostate and bone cancer
Strontium 89 (50 d)
Used for cancer brachytherapy and as
silicate colloid for the relieving
Yttrium 90 (64 h)
Used for to treat thyroid cancer,
hyperthyroidism
Iodine 131
The most used radioisotope
Samarium-153 EDTMP (lexidronan)
Sr-89 incorporated itself into the bone
similarly to calcium. Its primary area of
localization is in areas of osteoblastic
activity
Strontium-89 chloride
P-32 is one of the first radioisotopes used
for palliative treatment of bone metatases
Phosphorous-32 sodium phosphate
Use for relieving arthritis pain in synovial
joints
Erbium-169 (9.4 d)
As silicate colloid for the relieving the pain
of arthritis in larger synovial joints. Pure
beta emitter
Yttrium-90 (64 h)
applied to the affected area Steroid topical creams or ointments;
Topical medicines
– eczema cream; eleca cream (mometazone) (ends with ONE =
steroidal. Anti inflammatory)
steroidal topical
fungisol Sulfur topical preparations –
katialis, united home sulfur ointment
Anti-fungal
end with lo
Beta blockers
