This book describes methods and procedures for preparing PET radiopharmaceuticals, and highlights new methods for conducting radiochemical reactions with carbon-11 (C11) and fluorine-18 (F18), which are two of the most commonly used radionuclides in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. • Provides reliable methods for radiochemical syntheses and reactions, including all essential information to duplicate the procedure • Eliminates the time-consuming process of searching journal articles and extracting pertinent details from lengthy experimental sections or supporting information • Focuses on an emerging and important area for pharmaceutical and medical applications • Encompasses technical, regulatory, and application aspects • Includes solid-phase radiochemistry, transition-metal catalyzed radiochemistry, microfluidics, click chemistry, green radiochemistry and new strategies for radiopharmaceutical quality control
| ISBN: | 9781118237847 |
| Publication date: | 8th June 2015 |
| Author: | Peter J. H. Scott |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Wiley Series on Radiochemical Syntheses |
| Genres: |
Medical imaging: tomography Pharmacology |