What is the success rate of radiation therapy

Radium 223 is a type of internal radiotherapy treatment.

How is radium-223 administered

Internal radiotherapy means giving radiotherapy to the cancer from inside the body. You might have it for cancer that began in the prostate and has spread to the bones. This is metastatic or advanced prostate cancer.

Radium 223 is a mildly radioactive form of the metal radium.

It's brand name is Xofigo (pronounced zoh-fee-go). You have this treatment in the nuclear medicine department.

Radiation therapy side effects

Radium treatment side effects

What is radium treatment used for

Radium-223 life expectancy

Is radium treatment, the same as radiotherapy

It takes around an hour.

Who can have radium 223 treatment?

Radium 223 can shrink areas of cancer cells that have spread to the bone. This reduces symptoms, such as pain, and helps you feel more comfortable.

You might need to travel to a different hospital for the treatment because it isn’t available in every hospital.

Radium 223 is for people with prostate cancer who:

• had hormone treatment that is no longer working
• have either had or aren't suitable for docetaxel (chemotherapy drug)
• have cancer that has spread to bones but not other organs
• are not having treatment with abiraterone
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