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Avoiding Radiation Toxicity: Understanding Dosimetric Endpoints and Challenges in Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials

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Radiation causes single and double strand breaks in DNA and radiation damage to cells can occur from a direct or indirect action of radiation on DNA molecules. When radiation directly hits the DNA molecule, this disrupts the molecular structure of the DNA and this structural change to the DNA can lead to cell damage or apoptosis.