Selective Internal Radiotherapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT, or radioembolization) fights liver cancer that cannot be operated on, or can no longer be operated on. In this procedure, several million tiny spheres containing the radioactive nuclide yttrium-90 are sent directly into tumor cells. To get the beta radiation there, a catheter is placed from the inguinal artery to the … Selective Internal Radiotherapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks