A theoretical model for the production of Ac-225 for cancer therapy by photon-induced transmutation of Ra-226

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 979-988

  Melville, G ^a   Fan Liu, Sau ^b   Allen, B J ^a  

^a St George Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinium 225; Bismuth 213; Cancer therapy; Medical linear accelerator (linac); Radium 225; Radium 226; Targeted alpha therapy

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIUM; TUMORS;

ACTINIUM-225; BISMUTH-213; CANCER THERAPY; MEDICAL LINEAR ACCELERATOR (LINAC); PHOTONUCLEAR REACTION; RADIUM-225; RADIUM-226; TARGETED ALPHA THERAPY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ACTINIUM 225; BISMUTH 213; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 33746371082     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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