The long-heralded potential of targeted cancer treatment using monoclonal antibodies is finally being realized. Several antibodies are already used in the oncology clinic and many others are undergoing preclinical evaluation. In addition to the development of unconjugated antibodies, there is intense interest in the potential clinical use of antibodies as vehicles for targeting cytotoxic agents...

In many parts of the world, major regional drinking water resources are represented by large-scale sandstone aquifers. In particular in arid climate zones, society depends on the water from such aquifer systems because of the lack of alternative renewable drinking water resources. The often fossil (and hence non-renewable) groundwaters of deep sandstone aquifer systems are not likely to show an...

The paper presents research on radiation control at nuclear enterprises working with ?-active radionuclides. focus of the is registration 239Pu radionuclides hands surface. experimental results show possibility to create a turnstile for automatic monitoring presence hands. Such device can be used minimum helium consumption 66 liters per hour in measuring chamber an open bottom 5.4 liters.

Targeted radiotherapy is an evolving and promising modality of cancer treatment. The killing of cancer cells is achieved with the use of biological vectors and appropriate radionuclides. Among the many advantages of this approach are its selectiveness in delivering the radiation to the target, relatively less severe and infrequent side effects, and the possibility of assessing the uptake by the...

This review describes applications of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to the determination of long-lived radionuclides in environmental samples. Simultaneous determination of 232Th and 238U in biological samples is described in detail; in this procedure an internal standard, Tl or Bi, is adopted for correction of the matrix effect. Determination of 237Np in soil samples by...

Radionuclide dating is a robust technique for establishing the recent accumulation rate for most peatlands. In this article we review the production of ‘fall-out’ radionuclides and the concepts underlying the dating method. Some inherent problems such as the issues surrounding reduced natural radionuclide deposition, e.g. ‘continentality’, are highlighted. We describe the common radionuclide an...