Radiopharmaceuticals for Bone Metastases

As a single organ distributed diffusely throughout the body, bones represent both a unique challenge and unique opportunity for the treatment of symptomatic metastatic disease. While the multifocality of bone metastases often prevents effective complete treatment with focal radiotherapy, the similar pathophysiology of these diffuse sites of disease opens the door to targeted systemic therapy. The relatively rapid dose fall-off from beta- or...