
|Videos|August 6, 2013
Patient Considerations Following Treatment With Radium-223
Author(s)Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS
Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS, discusses patient considerations following treatment with radium-223 for bone metastases from prostate cancer.
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Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Carolina Urologic Research Center, Myrtle Beach, discusses patient considerations following treatment with radium-223 for bone metastases from prostate cancer.
Clinical Pearls
Radium-223 gets into bone lesions in a matter of minutes, Shore says. Radium-223 is not metabolized by a patient's kidneys or liver, it is simply decayed into fecal matter. A patient is at no real risk following infusion, but should avoid contact with fecal matter.
- Radium-223 gets into bone lesions in a matter of minutes
- The agent is not metabolized by a patient's kidneys or liver
- There is no risk post-infusion, other than avoiding fecal matter
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