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6. a) List the 3 major classes of radiotherapeutics, briefly outline what each t

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6. a) List the 3 major classes of radiotherapeutics, briefly outline what each type of radiotherapy involves 131 b) 1 lodine is often called a magic bullet' for the treatment of thyroid cancers, explain how lodine treats thyroid cancer and why it is referred to in this way. c) What advantages do radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies have compared with toxin labelled monoclonal antibodies in treating disease? d) and In() bioconjugates are used in systemic radiotherapy and are generally complexed by multidentate polyaminocarboxylate ligands. Why are multidentate ligands selected to complex the metal rather than monodentate ligands?

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6. a) List the 3 major classes of radiotherapeutics, briefly outline what each t