Feasibility Trial of Diffusing Alpha-emitter Radiation Therapy (DaRT) for Malignant Skin & Superficial Soft Tissue Tumors

Diffusing Alpha-emitter Radiation Therapy (DaRT) is a method of delivering interstitial brachytherapy, based on the interstitial intratumoral placement of an encapsulated Radium-224 source (3.7 days half-life). These sources release short-lived alpha-emitting atoms into the tumor microenvironment by recoil. As the radioisotope has a short half-life, the majority of radiation absorption happens in the tumor.