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  • Science on Tap - Harnessing Actinium-225 for Cancer Treatment

Science on Tap - Harnessing Actinium-225 for Cancer Treatment

  • 20 Oct 2016
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (CST)
  • UnQuarked Wine Room 145 Central Park Square, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA

Event Description

Attendees of all ages are welcome!

For this event, Maryline Ferrier, with the Lab’s Inorganic Isotope & Actinide Chemistry group, will talk about the research taking place at the Lab to better understand actinium-225. This unique and rare radioisotope has tremendous potential for the treatment of cancer. Better knowledge of the properties of actinium-225 could be used to develop a novel, attractive cancer treatment called targeted alpha therapy, that exploits alpha emissions to destroy malignant cells while minimizing the damage to healthy surrounding tissue. Q&A and discussion will follow a short introduction to the subject.

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