Design and challenges of radiopharmaceuticals

K Vermeulen, M Vandamme, G Bormans… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review describes general concepts with regard to radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic
or therapeutic applications that help to understand the specific challenges encountered …

A guide to 90Y radioembolization and its dosimetry

SP Kim, C Cohalan, N Kopek, SA Enger - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Radioembolization gains continuous traction as a primarily palliative radiation treatment for
hepatic tumours. A form of nuclear medicine therapy, Yttrium-90 containing microspheres …

EANM dosimetry committee series on standard operational procedures: a unified methodology for 99mTc-MAA pre- and 90Y peri-therapy dosimetry in liver radioembolization …

C Chiesa, K Sjogreen-Gleisner, S Walrand, L Strigari… - EJNMMI physics, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this standard operational procedure is to standardize the methodology employed
for the evaluation of pre-and post-treatment absorbed dose calculations in 90 Y microsphere …

Voxel-based dosimetry predicting treatment response and related toxicity in HCC patients treated with resin-based Y90 radioembolization: a prospective, single-arm …

N Kokabi, L Arndt-Webster, B Chen, D Brandon… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background There is an increasing body of evidence indicating Y90 dose thresholds for
tumor response and treatment-related toxicity. These thresholds are poorly studied in resin …

Comparative dosimetry between 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT and 90Y PET/CT in primary and metastatic liver tumors

A Jadoul, C Bernard, P Lovinfosse, L Gérard… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction The aim of this study is to determine whether 99m Tc-MAA SPECT/CT-based
dosimetry could predict the actual absorbed dose in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver …

PET-CT post therapy dosimetry in radioembolization with resin 90Y microspheres: comparison with pre-treatment SPECT-CT 99mTc-MAA results

E Richetta, M Pasquino, M Poli, C Cutaia, C Valero… - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Resin microspheres radioembolization is an effective treatment for liver tumors when the
surgical option is not feasible. Doses delivered to tumor and normal liver can be assess in …

Comparison of Tc-99m MAA planar versus SPECT/CT imaging for lung shunt fraction evaluation prior to Y-90 radioembolization: are we overestimating lung shunt …

M Elsayed, B Cheng, M **ng, I Sethi, D Brandon… - Cardiovascular and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To compare lung shunt fraction (LSF) prior to Y-90 radioembolization calculated
using planar imaging versus SPECT/CT in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

Transarterial radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic metastases: Clinical aspects and dosimetry models

JK Mikell, YK Dewaraja, D Owen - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with Yttrium-90 (90 Y) microspheres is a liver-
directed therapy for primary and metastatic disease. This manuscript provides a review of …

Accurate non-tumoral 99mTc-MAA absorbed dose prediction to plan optimized activities in liver radioembolization using resin microspheres

P d'Abadie, S Walrand, M Hesse, N Amini, R Lhommel… - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim The manufacturers' recommended methods to calculate delivered activities in liver
radioembolization are simplistic and only slightly personalized. Activity planning could also …

Lung shunt fraction calculation using 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT imaging for 90Y microsphere selective internal radiation therapy of liver tumors

MF Georgiou, RA Kuker, MT Studenski, PP Ahlman… - EJNMMI research, 2021 - Springer
Background 99m Tc-macroaggregated albumin (99m Tc-MAA) scintigraphy is utilized in
treatment planning for Yttrium-90 (90 Y) Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) of liver …