Results of a double blind study of 89-strontium therapy of skeletal metastases of prostatic carcinoma.

Forty-nine patients were treated with either 3 x 75 MBq 89Sr or saline as placebo. Analysis of results 1 to 3 years after therapy revealed the ineffectiveness of 89Sr to relieve pain from metastases. Unexpectedly, a higher survival rate was found after Sr application (46% vs 4% after 2 years).

Action of different doses of I-131 on thyroid gland, its tissue distribution and elimination in adult male rats.

Adult male Wistar rats were administered 0.1, 1, 2 or 5 mCi/kg I-131 i.p.

The reliability of radioactive phosphorus (32P) in the diagnosis of intraocular tumors; experience with 912 patients.

The 32P uptake test used in the differential diagnosis of 912 cases yielded an accuracy rate of 94.82% for intraocular lesions behind the equator, and 85.15% for lesions of the anterior uvea.