Abstract
Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) is defined as the delivery of radioactive atoms to tumor-associated targets. In RPT, imaging is built into the mode of treatment since the radionuclides used in RPT often emit photons or can be imaged using a surrogate. Such imaging may be used to estimate tumor-absorbed dose. We examine and try to elucidate those factors that impact the absorbed dose-versus-response relationship for RPT agents. These include the role of inflammation- or immune-mediated effects, the significance of theranostic imaging, radiobiology, differences in dosimetry methods, pharmacokinetic differences across patients, and the impact of tumor hypoxia on response to RPT.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 12S-22S |
Journal | Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 62 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2021 |
Keywords
- dosimetry
- imaging
- radionuclide therapy
- radiopharmaceutical therapy
- radiopharmaceuticals
- theranostics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging