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1. Kidney Protection
(Process)
The first step in the process of receiving the PRRT is to give the patient a dose of 1,500 ml of an amino acid solution designed to protect the kidneys from the effects of the radiation. The amino acid ...
Created on 20 January 2011
2. FLUSH POOP PRRT - Patient Story - Basel
(Patient Stories)
... have uptake and PRRT will work), failing that, the receptor lab test results. Also blood work to make sure your kidneys and liver are in good condition, as well as your red blood cells because of the anemia. ...
Created on 19 April 2016
3. Update to a Solider Story
(Bad Berka)
... with an hour-long kidney-coating drip, followed by 15-20 minutes of a special machine pumping the Peptide Receptor Radionuclide solution into the body, all during which time the patient must drink three ...
Created on 26 February 2014
4. CCAN NET Cancer Patients Conference Long Island
(Past Conferences )
CCAN's annual conference was held in Long Island, New York on August 20th 2011.  The theme of the day long conference was "Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis Treatment and Monitoring of NETs." ...
Created on 20 August 2011
5. Roger J.
(Bad Berka)
... performed two kidney exams, an ultrasound and of course the infamous GA-68 scan. I especially appreciated the staff taking special effort to explain each test and exam to make sure I understood not only ...
Created on 13 June 2011
6. Road to Basel - Terry Y.
(Basel)
... acid bottle was empty. IV then removed. 6. 3:15 PM, kidney baseline scan. Took only 5 minutes. (The injection has a little bit of 111-In to give off gamma rays so they can see where the Y90 isotope ...
Created on 12 June 2011
7. Jim M.
(Bad Berka)
... to prevent Kidney and Liver damage. Professor Baum gave every answer just as he would with any medical student. In the end, I decided on Bad Berka because, although the treatment was the most expensive, ...
Created on 22 April 2011
8. Flora
(Bad Berka)
... that the tumor cells would get a good dose of the radiation. Doctor Baum also needed to know that Flora's blood cell counts and kidney function were normal. They were. Flora was a good candidate. The ...
Created on 18 April 2011
9. FAQs
(FAQs)
... receive, the most important may be the dose and type of isotope used in each treatment as well as the condition of a person’s kidneys and the status of their blood chemistry. Each person does have a maximum ...
Created on 13 April 2011
10. 1st World Congress on Ga-68 and Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy
(In the News)
... rate which measures, how fast tumors grow, and kidney function. And the greater the number of receptors a patient has, as determined by the Ga-68 SMS scan, the greater the success of the PRRNT treatment. ...
Created on 07 April 2011
11. Elizabeth W.
(Bad Berka)
... day was full of tests... an ultrasound of my liver and a separate one of my heart, a renal scan to determine my kidney function and, after a long wait, a Gallium 68 scan. What I discovered about my diabetes ...
Created on 22 March 2011
12. What are the Risk and Side Effects of PRRT
(PRRT)
... arise from radiation toxicity affecting three things: 1) the blood system producing Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells and Blood Platelets, 2) the functioning of the kidneys and 3) the functioning of the ...
Created on 16 March 2011
13. Restaging / Follow on Treatment
(Visit Overview)
... was done. Usually the first test is the renal/kidney test. This is followed by the 68-Gallium PET/CT scan and any other tests that the doctors believe are important to evaluating the patient. The type ...
Created on 15 February 2011
14. Going Home
(Post Treatment)
... several days following discharge and while traveling. This is done to help the kidneys flush any radiation from the body. The best thing a patient can do is to plan ahead and have some medications on ...
Created on 21 January 2011
15. At Home Follow-up
(Post Treatment)
... is requested for: • Blood • Kidney Function • Liver Function • Some NET Bio-markers such as Cga and Seratonin Dr Baum requests that all lab work results be emailed or faxed to him at his office.  ...
Created on 20 January 2011
16. Scans and Tests at the Zentralklinik
(In Clinic Tests)
...  Typically this is among the first tests/scans to be done on a patient because the function of the kidneys is essential to the PRRT process. The kidneys are key to ridding the body of the radiation that ...
Created on 20 January 2011
17. Isotope Delivery
(Process)
Following the initial dose of kidney protecting agent, the isotope solution is given by slow intravenous infusion through the IV tube, over a 20-minute time frame. This time may vary depending on the ...
Created on 20 January 2011
18. What is PRRT?
(PRRT)
... those tumors with strong absorption of the radiation-laced peptide and affecting less or not, other tissue in the body. Precautions are taken prior to and during treatment to protect the kidneys from radiation ...
Created on 19 July 2010
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