Jeffrey Wong, MD, discusses the evolving field of combination therapy with radiopharmaceuticals in prostate cancer.

Gamma radiation does not consist of particles but as short wavelength, high energy electromagnetic radiation emitted from unstable nuclei. It is normally emitted alongside alpha or beta radiation.

To be able to describe some of the challenges around seeking alpha To be able to describe how beta works To be able to identify uses of leveraged beta To be able to describe some of the challenges ...

Alpha particles, with their high linear energy transfer (LET), cause irreparable double-strand DNA breaks---far more lethal ...

But alpha particles are also a relatively new option for radiotherapy compared to gamma rays or beta-particles, which have already been used for a long time against cancers. One challenge ...