Dosimetry study on Auger electron-emitting nuclear medicine radioisotopes in micrometer and nanometer scales using Geant4-DNA simulation.

Conclusions: Among the widely-used diagnostic radioisotopes, 201Tl and 125I had the greatest effect on the rate of SSBs and DSBs, respectively, while the 131I therapeutic radioisotope almost had no effect and therapeutic radioisotope of 211At had a moderate effect on the number of breaks. PMID: 32910718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Radiation Biology - Category: Radiology Tags: Int J Radiat Biol Source Type: research