A type of nuclear medicine therapy involves fusing a monoclonal antibody with a radioactive material which is injected into a patient's blood stream. The antibody travels to and binds to the cancer cells, delivering a high dosage of radiation directly to the cells in the cancer. This type of therapy is called

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Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) combines radiation therapy and immunotherapy. In immunotherapy, a laboratory-produced molecule, called a monoclonal antibody, is designed to recognize and bind to the surface of cancer cells. In RIT, a monoclonal antibody is fused with a radioactive material and injected into the patient's blood stream. The antibody travels to and binds to the cancer cells, delivering a high dose of radiation directly to the cells in the cancer.

A Type of Nuclear Medicine Therapy Involves Fusing a Monoclonal