Advancement in Production of Radiotracers.
Semin Nucl Med
; 52(3): 266-275, 2022 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34836618
ABSTRACT
After introduction of the first commercial combined PET and/or CT technology in 2001, this diagnostic tool quickly became a clinical success and was considered the fastest growing diagnostic imaging technology ever. However, this technique is very dependent on the availability of positron emitting isotopes and radiochemistry to incorporate the radioactive isotopes into larger molecules of physiological interest. Within this review article a historical overview starting with the first applications of positron emitting isotopes in the 1930's is presented. Afterwards a more detailed presentation summarizing the physical basis and advancements in cyclotron technology is given. Radiochemical and/or pharmaceutical advancements are presented systematically for the most significant isotopes like 15O, 13N, 11C, 18F and 68Ga Besides these major PET isotopes, advancements of other radio-metals and future perspectives regarding application of new radionuclides will be discussed. Finally, very interesting new and compact accelerator technology and microfluidic chemical reaction approaches will be discussed. Especially, new compact accelerator technology might be new quantum leap within this radiodiagnostic technology and might result in even further prevalence, ultimately envisioned by the dose-on-demand concept that will be briefly discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radioisotopes
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Cyclotrons
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Semin Nucl Med
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article