Yttrium. The radioactive isotope 90 Y is mainly used to treat various cancers, including lymphomas, leukaemia, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, bone cancer and colorectal cancer. This isotope will adhere to monoclonal antibodies, which in turn will bind to the cancer cells and kill them by emitting beta particles owing to the decay of 90 Y. Needles made of 90 Y can also cut more accurately than scalpels and have been used to cut pain-transmitting nerves in the spinal cord. 90 Y is also used in radionuclide synovectomy to treat inflamed joints, particularly knees, in patients suffering from conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.

90Y - RJH - Jules Horowitz Reactor

⁹⁰Y

Yttrium.

The radioactive isotope ⁹⁰Y is mainly used to treat various cancers, including lymphomas, leukaemia, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, bone cancer and colorectal cancer. This isotope will adhere to monoclonal antibodies, which in turn will bind to the cancer cells and kill them by emitting beta particles owing to the decay of ⁹⁰Y.

Needles made of ⁹⁰Y can also cut more accurately than scalpels and have been used to cut pain-transmitting nerves in the spinal cord.

⁹⁰Y is also used in radionuclide synovectomy to treat inflamed joints, particularly knees, in patients suffering from conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.

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