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As an emerging treatment approach, complementary to classical therapies, Targeted Alpha Therapy improves quality of life and increases life expectancy for patients with certain types of cancer. We pioneered this promising treatment in our Karlsruhe laboratories, 30 years ago. Now it helps cancer patients all around Europe.
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The Joint Research Centre (JRC), in Karlsruhe, Germany, supports the development of medical applications of radioactive elements.
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