Radiochemical Syntheses, Volume 2 – Further Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography and New Strategies for Their Production

This book provides reliable methods, including information to duplicate procedures, for synthesizing radiopharmaceuticals used in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging and saves chemists time by eliminating the time-consuming process of searching journal articles and extracting details from lengthy experimental sections.

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