The Role of Non-Standard PET Radionuclides in the Development of New Radiopharmaceuticals

Journal Article · Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2979286· OSTI ID:21149284

Avila-Rodriguez, M A; McQuarrie, S A ^[1]

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1. University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Oncology, Edmonton PET Centre, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Ave, Edmonton, AB, T6G1Z2 (Canada)

This paper discusses the production methods of the most commonly used non-standard PET radionuclides, their decay characteristics and importance in the development of novel radiopharmaceuticals for PET-based molecular imaging and potential applications in therapy.

• OSTI ID: 21149284
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1032, Issue 1; Conference: 10. Mexican symposium on medical physics, Mexico City (Mexico), 17-19 Mar 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2979286; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
IMAGES
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS