Radioisotope therapy

Radioisotope therapy uses radioactive medicines to treat some types of cancer. It is also known as radionuclide therapy. There are different types of radioisotopes. The one you have depends on your type of cancer.

PRRT is a type of internal radiotherapy. It is also called radioligand therapy. It uses a radioactive substance attached to a man made form of the hormone somatostatin to kill NET cells.

131 I-MIBG is a type of internal radiotherapy. It uses radioactive iodine attached to a substance called MIBG to kill the NET cells.

Radioactive iodine therapy is a type of treatment for thyroid cancer. Read about how it works and radiation safety. 

Radium 223 is a type of internal radiotherapy. You might have it for cancer that began in the prostate and has spread to the bones.