Adriano Duatti, Overview of PET radiopharmaceuticals for functional and molecular imaging 20'

Wednesday 23 Apr 2014, 14:00 → 14:20 Europe/Bucharest

The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) based on the coincident registration of the
annihilation photons from the positron decay mode has gained important clinical relevance,
especially in oncology. The combined functional (PET) and morphological (CT) imaging
modalities in one instrument (PET-CT) is today a standard tool in nuclear medical diagnosis.
Based on own experiences the author will give in this presentation an overview focusing with
selected examples on different production modes for radioisotopes with small and medium
cyclotrons and explain some aspects of the targetry for gases, liquids and solids.