Atomic Radiations in the Decay of Medical Radioisotopes: A Physics Perspective | Zendy

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Atomic Radiations in the Decay of Medical Radioisotopes: A Physics Perspective

Author(s) -

B. Q. Lee,

T. Kibédi,

A. E. Stuchbery,

Kent A. Robertson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

computational and mathematical methods in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1748-6718

pISSN - 1748-670X

DOI - 10.1155/2012/651475

Subject(s) - auger , auger effect , physics , electron , radioactive decay , perspective (graphical) , internal conversion , atomic physics , nuclear physics , medical physics , computer science , artificial intelligence

Auger electrons emitted in nuclear decay offer a unique tool to treat cancer cells at the scale of a DNA molecule. Over the last forty years many aspects of this promising research goal have been explored, however it is still not in the phase of serious clinical trials. In this paper, we review the physical processes of Auger emission in nuclear decay and present a new model being developed to evaluate the energy spectrum of Auger electrons, and hence overcome the limitations of existing computations.

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