开展

What is 开展?

治疗学是一种精密医学，它将放射性物质(放射性同位素)与针对癌细胞的分子结合在一起. By attaching the radioisotope to the cancer-targeting molecule, 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心的医生能够看到癌症的位置，然后直接对其进行放射治疗. 

通过将少量放射性物质与靶向癌症的分子结合, nuclear medicine physicians are able to diagnose, 阶段, 和 treat certain types of cancer. This combination of therapeutics 和 diagnostics is called theranostics.

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康治疗中心的临床医生和科学家利用最先进的技术和前沿研究为我们的患者带来创新和有效的治疗性癌症治疗. 

How does 开展 work?

某些放射性同位素发出的辐射对细胞无害，可以使用正电子发射断层扫描(PET)成像。. This is the diagnostic part of theranostics. Others emit radiation which can damage 和 even kill cells. This is the therapeutic part.

成像 

治疗

在开展, 医生使用一种叫做放射性示踪剂的特殊分子，它可以携带放射性同位素并靶向癌细胞. The radiotracer then binds to the cancer, 使医生能够准确地看到它的位置，并直接向它发射破坏细胞的辐射. This “see what you treat” approach helps doctors diagnose, 阶段, 和 treat cancer while minimizing damage to healthy tissues.

What can you expect before, during & after theranostics imaging 和 therapy?

Before theranostics imaging 和 therapy: 

Before beginning theranostics imaging 和 therapy, 您将与皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康核医学医师进行会诊，他将确定治疗资格并解释治疗的副作用和效果. In addition to your consultation, you should:

• Activate your myUCLAhealth (MyChart) 账户
• Download the MyChart app to your smartphone
• Read education materials supplied by your health care team
• Contact your UCLA 开展 care team with any questions
• 参加所有预约和筛查测试，为治疗成像和治疗做准备
• Identify a contact person 和 one backup contact
• Review consent forms with your health care provider
• 确定你从门诊治疗中心通勤的交通工具，因为你可能会接受抗恶心药物治疗，这会让你昏昏欲睡

During theranostics imaging 和 therapy:

治疗在门诊进行，包括影像(诊断)和治疗阶段，间隔数周. 使用两种类型的放射性示踪剂:一种是成像放射性示踪剂，它含有可以用PET成像的放射性同位素, 还有一种治疗性放射性示踪剂，它含有一种放射性同位素，能发射破坏细胞的辐射. Throughout the entire process, your safety will be our top concern.

• Diagnostic Phase: To see where the cancer is, 在我们的门诊部，您的医疗团队将给您使用成像放射性示踪剂. 然后你将接受全身正电子发射断层扫描这将生成显示放射性示踪剂去向的图片. 整个过程通常需要不到3个小时，之后你就可以离开诊所了. 
• 治疗 Phase: To treat the cancer identified in the Diagnostic Phase, 您的医疗团队将在我们的门诊诊所进行放射性示踪治疗. Following administration, you will be closely monitored by your care team for two to three hours, after which you will be able to leave the clinic. The number of therapy cycles you undergo will depend on the disease being treated, but can range from one to six.

After theranostics imaging 和 therapy: 

Once the radiotracer has been administered, 这种靶向癌症的分子会与癌细胞结合，然后在几天内从你的身体中自然清除. While undergoing theranostics therapy, 这种治疗性放射性示踪剂将直接向癌细胞传递破坏细胞的辐射，直到它被自然清除. 

After completing all treatment cycles, 你的医疗团队可能会进行另一次PET扫描，以监测癌症对治疗的反应. 

What theranostics therapies does 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 offer? 

At the 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 Outpatient 开展 Center, we offer state-of-the-art theranostics therapies for a number of indications.

• 前列腺癌: PLUVICTO 和 XOFIGO
• Neuroendocrine tumors (网): Lutathera
• Thyroid cancer 和 Graves’ Disease: 意大利广播电视公司(放射性 ¹³¹碘)

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