Episode 108: Misconceptions About Radioactive Targeted Therapies

ONS Member Pam Grubbs, APRN, CNS, MS, AOCNS®, clinical nurse specialist and assistant professor in nursing at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, MN, and member of the ONS Southeast Minnesota Chapter, and Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, discuss radioactive targeted therapies, safety recommendations, and common misconceptions. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• ONS Voice article: Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate (Lutathera®)
• ONS Voice article: Get an Overview of Radiation Therapy for Cancer
• ONS Voice article: The Intersection of Radiation and Medical Oncology Nursing
• Additional ONS Voice articles on radiation therapy
• ONS webinar: So Your Institution Wants to Administer Radionuclides?
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ALARA Recommendations