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Yttrium-90 is produced by the nuclear decay of strontium-90 which has a half-life of nearly 29 years and is a fission product of uranium used in nuclear reactors. As the strontium-90 decays, chemical high-purity separation is used to isolate the yttrium-90 before precipitation.
SIR-Spheres microspheres are used to treat patients with unresectable liver cancer. These are mostly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), or metastatic neuroendocrine tumours (mNET). [1] Therapy goals are local disease control, downstaging to resection, bridging to transplantation, and extended ...
TheraSphere is a radiotherapy treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that consists of millions of microscopic, radioactive glass microspheres (20–30 micrometres in diameter) being infused into the arteries that feed liver tumors.
Sirtex Completes Patient Recruitment for SIRFLOX Study Evaluating SIR-Spheres ® Microspheres as First-Line Treatment for Colorectal Liver Metastases World's Largest Interventional Oncology Study ...
Sirtex Medical Inc. Announces First Quarter Revenue U.S. sales of SIR-Spheres microspheres contribute to continued global growth WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sirtex Medical Inc., a subsidiary ...
SIR-Spheres were CE-marked as a medical device in 2002, for treating advanced inoperable liver tumors, and Theraspheres in 2014, for treating hepatic neoplasia. [37] QuiremSpheres (PLLA 166 Ho microspheres) received their CE mark in April 2015 for treating unresectable liver tumors and are currently only available for the European market. [37] [41]
Sirtex Medical Limited is a medical device firm that offers radioactive treatment for inoperable liver cancer called SIR-Spheres microspheres. [1] Sirtex was founded in 1997 in Australia and today has offices and production facilities in the U.S., Australia, Germany, and Singapore.
Y90 may refer to: Yttrium-90 (Y-90 or 90 Y), an isotope of yttrium; Yankee Terminal Radar Approach Control This page was last edited on 2 November 2022, at 18:50 (UTC