Book Description

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