Further Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography and New Strategies for Their Production: Further Radiopharmaceuticals For Positron Emission Tomography And New Strategies For Their Production (Volume 2) (Wiley Series on Radiochemical Syntheses #1)

By: Michael R. Kilbourn

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Synopsis: 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