As the radiation only travels a few millimetres from where the beads a tissue. Radioligand Therapy (RLT) – also known as PRRT (Peptide Recep Therapy): Radioligand Therapy delivers radiation to specifically targeted cancer A radioligand is made of two parts: • a ligand, which can find cancer cells that have a particular surface m as a base, as it has a particular affinity for the somatostatin receptor cancer cells, • and a radioisotope, which emits therapeutic doses of radiation to kil The radioligand can target cells anywhere in the body.
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