Radiochemistry of Fats

PET tracers and radiochemistry.

This paper provides a brief review of the radiochemistry of radiopharmaceuticals used in positron emission tomography (PET). It includes some history of PET, the basic formation of radionuclides in a cyclotron target, the processing of the precursor molecules into a useful PET radiotracer and the clinical significance and outlook for PET radiotracers. This review is based on a series of recent ...

Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry

PET Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy

References .......................................................................... 27 Abstract The vast majority of PET radiopharmaceuticals today are cyclotron produced. Carbon-11 (C), Nitrogen-13 (N), Oxygen-15 (O) products are created for in-house use only due to their short half-lives. The longer half-life of Fluorine-18 means that F-labeled PET radiotracers can be widely distributed. Pr...

Novel strategies for fluorine-18 radiochemistry.

Positron (b) emission tomography (PET) is a powerful, noninvasive tool for the in vivo, three-dimensional imaging of physiological structures and processes. PET imaging involves the incorporation of short-lived radionuclides, particularly carbon-11 and fluorine-18, into biologically active molecules. The resulting radiopharmaceuticals are introduced into human subjects, liberating positrons in ...

Is radiochemistry the ultimate in trace analysis?

The literature of Analytical Chemistry abounds in papers describing the use of specific measurement techniques for the determination of trace amounts of both inorganic and organic constituents. Recent emphasis throughout the world on problems of pollution and health has encouraged the extension of existing trace methods and the search for, and development of, potential new techniques. Unfortuna...