Nanoengineering, energized by the desire to find specific targeting
agents, is leading to dramatic acceleration in novel drug design.
However, in this flurry of activity, some issues may be overlooked.
This is especially true in the area of determining dosage and
evaluating the effects of multiple agents designed to target more
than one site of metastasis. Offering the unique perspective of a
medical physicist who has worked directly with cancer patients for
over three decades, Radiopharmaceuticals: Introduction to Drug
Evaluation and Dose Estimation starts by exploring the recent
history and current state of the field. Then, citing key research
and practical examples, the author looks at how to run studies and
employ estimation and evaluation methods that lead to the best
multiple agents with the least amount of trial and error. He
discusses methods that will allow researchers to more rigorously:
Differentiate one radiopharmaceutical (RP) from another Estimate
radiation doses Correlate results across various species to realize
more informed data from clinical trials Incorporating developments
in nanotechnology and radiology, with the ultimate goal of
achieving personalized patient-specific treatment, this book
crosses disciplines to addresses a range of topics including:
Preclinical RP development Organization of clinical trials
Determination of activity in vivo Modeling and temporal integration
with a look at the mass law for tumor uptake as a function of tumor
size (discovered by the author) Absorbed dose estimates with and
without clinical correlations Multiple-modality therapy Dr.
Lawrence Williams has devoted most of his life's research to tumor
detection and treatment, and his discoveries continue to influence
evolving therapies. As s a medical physicist, he is eminently
qualified to bring unique insight into the discussion of
radiopharmaceutical dosage rates and efficacy.
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