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. 2015;8(2):78-85.
doi: 10.2174/1874471008666150312155959.

Evolving Important Role of Lutetium-177 for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine

Ambikalmajan M R Pillai, Furn F Russ Knapp Jr  1
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Evolving Important Role of Lutetium-177 for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine

Ambikalmajan M R Pillai et al. Curr Radiopharm. 2015.

Abstract

Lutetium-177 ((177)Lu) is a late entrant into the nuclear medicine therapy arena but is expected to become one of the most widely used therapeutic radionuclides. This paper analyses the reason for the increasing preference of (177)Lu as a therapeutic radionuclide. While the radionuclidic properties favor its use for several therapeutic applications, the potential for large scale production of (177)Lu is also an important aspect for its acceptability as a therapeutic radionuclide. This introductory discussion also summarizes some developing clinical uses and suggested future directions for applications of (177)Lu.

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