Extracorporal system for treating disease with radionucleotides

A method for treating an infectious disease caused by living blood-borne pathogens in a mammal, wherein said mammal produces antibodies in response to said living pathogens, said method comprising

• obtaining antibodies from said mammal;
• replicating said antibodies to produce replicated antibodies,
• conjugating said replicated antibodies with a radioisotope which has a half-life of less than 100 days to produce a conjugate,
• fixing said conjugate to a conjugate support to form a supported conjugate, and
• passing the blood of said mammal in contact with said supported conjugate to bring said conjugate into contact with said living pathogens,
• wherein said supported conjugate is in the form of particles, said method further comprising
• forming a bed of said particles,
• flowing the blood of said mammal through said bed to form treated blood, and
• returning the treated blood to said mammal.

A method for treating an infectious disease caused by living blood-borne pathogens in a mammal, said method comprising

• identifying the blood-borne pathogens causing the infectious disease,
• selecting a supported conjugate comprising a particle support bearing an organic moiety which is chemically selective for attachment to said living pathogens and which is conjugated to a radioisotope which has a half-life of less than 100 days,
• flowing the blood of said mammal through a bed formed from particles of said supported conjugate, so that said blood-borne pathogens become associated with said radioisotope while in the bed, forming treated blood, and
• returning the treated blood to said mammal.