Fact Sheet: Radiopharmaceuticals.
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Radiopharmaceuticals are drugs that use radioactive material to treat or diagnose disease. These drugs can also be referred to as medical radioisotopes. Radiopharmaceuticals help to provide doctors with an image of a patient’s internal organs through a noninvasive procedure. Less frequently, radioisotopes are used for treatment of cancer and other diseases, this is known as radiation therapy or radio immunotherapy.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Homeland Security (DHS); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1189080
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2015-5071R; 594353
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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