Medical Radionuclide Production : : Science and Technology / / Syed M. Qaim.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
• VerfasserIn: Qaim, Syed M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XII, 270 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Nuclear Data --; 3. Irradiation Technology --; 4. Chemical Processing and Quality Assurance --; 5. Production of Standard Medical Radionuclides --; 6. Development of Novel Medical Radionuclides --; 7. Future Directions and Perspectives --; References --; Appendices --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110604375; 9783110696288; 9783110696271; 9783110616859; 9783110610765; 9783110664232; 9783110610642; 9783110606461
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110604375
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Syed M. Qaim.

The work describes the production technology of standard medical radionuclides using reactors and cyclotrons for patient diagnosis and therapy. A special focus lies on the science and technology involved in the development of novel radionuclides for positron emission tomography (PET) and internal targeted radiotherapy. The availability of those radionuclides is opening up new potential in clinical research, especially in neurology, cardiology and oncology. The future perspectives of the developing technology are also discussed.