Bone seeker

A bone seeker is an element, often a radioisotope, that tends to accumulate in the bones of humans and other animals when it is introduced into the body. An example is strontium-90, which behaves chemically like calcium and can replace the calcium in bones. Other bone seekers include radium,[1][2] samarium, and plutonium.[2]

Bone-seeking elements are health risks but have uses in oncology.

See also

  • ATC code V10B Pain palliation (bone seeking agents), a group of pharmaceutical bone seekers

References

  1. ↑ Stigbrand, Torgny; Carlsson, Jorgen; Adams, Gregory P. (2008-10-24). Targeted Radionuclide Tumor Therapy: Biological Aspects. Springer. pp. 183–. ISBN 978-1-4020-8695-3. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Survival, causes of death, and estimated tissue doses in a group of human beings injected with plutonium, 751053, R. E. Rowland and Patricia W. Durbin, 1975.
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